Namugoga Solar Power Station

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Namugoga Solar Power Station
Namugoga Solar Power Station
Country Uganda
LocationNamugoga, Wakiso District
Coordinates 00°10′21″N32°34′05″E / 0.17250°N 32.56806°E / 0.17250; 32.56806 Coordinates: 00°10′21″N32°34′05″E / 0.17250°N 32.56806°E / 0.17250; 32.56806
StatusIn development
Construction began2018 (Expected)
Commission date 2022 (Expected)
Owner(s)Solar Energy for Africa
Naanovo Energy Inc.
Solar farm
Type Flat-panel PV
Power generation
Nameplate capacity 50 MW
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Namugoga Solar Power Station is a 50 megawatt solar power plant, under development in Uganda. [1]

Contents

As of April 2021 the solar farm is under construction and may be finished later in the year. [2]

Location

The power station is in Namugoga Village, Busiro County, Wakiso District, in the Central Region of Uganda. This location is near the township of Kajjansi, along the Kajjansi-Lutembe Road, off the Kampala-Entebbe Road, approximately 19 kilometres (12 mi) by road, south of the centre of Kampala, the country's capital and largest city. [3]

Overview

When completed, the power station will have an installed capacity of 50 megawatts, to be sold directly to the Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited, the sole authorized purchaser. The electricity will be evacuated from the station to a substation in Kisubi for integration into the national electricity grid, via a new 33kV high voltage transmission line. [1]

Developers

A consortium comprising two companies, one local and one international, were granted the confession to design, develop, own, operate and maintain the power station: (a) Solar Power for Africa, a Ugandan solar power equipment vendor [4] (b) Naanovo Energy Inc., a Canadian alternative energy developer. [5] According to a 2010 published report, the development has been delayed because the developers have offered to generate power at US 15 cents per kilowatt-hour while less costly hydropower plants generate at only US 7 cents per kilowatt-hour. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 Ibrahim Kasita (2 December 2006). "Solar Energy Gets ERA Nod" (Archived from the original on 18 May 2015). New Vision . Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  2. ↑ The Independent (7 April 2021). "Solar energy capacity to reach 200MW next year". The Independent (Uganda) . Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  3. ↑ Google (30 October 2021). "Road Distance Between Bank of Uganda, Kampala Road, Kampala And Namugoga Solar Power Station, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  4. ↑ Afedraru, Lominda (26 November 2014). "Uganda's Energy Sector Grows Despite Challenges". Daily Monitor Mobile . Kampala. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  5. ↑ Economist Intelligence Unit (16 April 2013). "The Uganda Energy Opportunity". Global Connections At HSBC. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  6. ↑ Oluka, Benon Herbert (6 April 2010). "Uganda Electricity Regulator Discusses Industry position". Kampala: Africa Uganda Business-Travel Guide Quoting Daily Monitor . Retrieved 15 February 2016.
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