Nkenda–Fort Portal–Hoima High Voltage Power Line | |
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Location | |
Country | Uganda |
Coordinates | 00°44′06″N30°13′41″E / 0.73500°N 30.22806°E Coordinates: 00°44′06″N30°13′41″E / 0.73500°N 30.22806°E |
General direction | South to North |
From | Nkenda, Uganda |
Passes through | Fort Portal |
To | Kabaale, Uganda |
Ownership information | |
Owner | Government of Uganda |
Partners | Government of France and Government of Norway |
Operator | Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited |
Construction information | |
Contractors | KEC International |
Construction started | Beginning 2016 [1] |
Commissioned | 14 August 2018 [2] |
Technical information | |
Type of current | AC |
Total length | 226 km (140 mi) |
AC voltage | 220kV |
No. of circuits | 2 |
The Nkenda–Fort Portal–Hoima High Voltage Power Line is a high voltage electricity power line, in operation, connecting the high voltage substation at Nkenda, Kasese District, to another high voltage substation at Kabaale, Buseruka sub-county, Hoima District, all in the Western Region of Uganda. [1] [3]
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