Mayuge Thermal Power Station

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Mayuge Thermal Power Station
Mayuge Thermal Power Station
Country Uganda
LocationBunya Village, Mayuge District
Coordinates 00°30′19″N33°24′56″E / 0.50528°N 33.41556°E / 0.50528; 33.41556 Coordinates: 00°30′19″N33°24′56″E / 0.50528°N 33.41556°E / 0.50528; 33.41556
StatusOperational
Commission date 2005
Owner(s) Mayuge Sugar Industries Limited
Thermal power station
Primary fuel Bagasse
Power generation
Nameplate capacity 1.6 MW
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Mayuge Thermal Power Station is a 1.6 megawatt bagasse-fired thermal power plant in Uganda, the third-largest economy in the East African Community. [1]

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Location

The power station is located on the campus of Mayuge Sugar Industries Limited (MSIL), the owners of the station. This is in the village of Bunya, about 9 kilometres (6 mi) northwest of the town of Mayuge, in Mayuge District, Eastern Region of Uganda. [2] This is about 20 kilometres (12 mi) southwest of Iganga, the nearest large town. [3] Mayuge Power Station is located about 28 kilometres (17 mi), by road, east of Jinja, the largest city in the sub-region. [4] The coordinates of the power station are 0°30'19.0"N, 33°24'56.0"E (latitude:0.505281; longitude:33.415560). [5]

Overview

The power station is owned and operated by MSIL, one of the sugar manufacturers in Uganda. The station was designed and built around the sugar manufacturing plant of MSIL. The fibrous residue from the process of crushing sugar cane, known as bagasse, is burnt to heat water in boilers and produce steam. The steam is pressurized and used to drive turbines, which then generate electricity. The excess heat is used in the sugar manufacturing process. As of January 2015, the station was capable of producing a maximum of 1.6 megawatts of electricity, for internal use. [1] [6] [7]

Licensure

In April 2014, the Electricity Regulatory Authority received an application for expanding the power station to a generation capacity of 21-23 megawatts. The generated power will be used internally by the factory, with the excess sold to the Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited and integrated into the national grid. As of July 2015, the expansion was at "Feasibility Study Stage". [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 "About Mayuge Sugar Industries". MPGroupofIndustries.Com. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  2. ↑ Globefeed.com (28 June 2016). "Distance between Mayuge Sugar Industries Limited, Bunya, Eastern Region, Uganda and Mayuge Supermarket, Mayuge, Eastern Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  3. ↑ Globefeed.com (28 June 2016). "Distance between Iganga, Eastern Region, Uganda and Mayuge Sugar Industries Limited, Bunya, Eastern Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  4. ↑ Globefeed.com (28 June 2016). "Distance between Jinja Town Hall, Gokhale Road, Jinja, Eastern Region, Uganda and Mayuge Sugar Industries Limited, Bunya, Eastern Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  5. ↑ Google (28 June 2016). "Location=Mayuge Thermal Power Station" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  6. ↑ "Increased Competition Boosting Revenues for Farmers". Sugaronline.com. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  7. ↑ "Kenya Joins Big Investors in Renewable Energy As East Africa Plays Catch-Up". The EastAfrican via AllAfrica.com . Nairobi. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  8. ↑ "Projects at Feasibility Study Stage". Kampala: Electricity Regulatory Authority. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
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