Rwimi Hydroelectric Power Station

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Rwimi Hydroelectric Power Station
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Rwimi
Country Uganda
Location Rwimi, Bunyangabu District
Coordinates 00°23′10″N30°11′07″E / 0.38611°N 30.18528°E / 0.38611; 30.18528 Coordinates: 00°23′10″N30°11′07″E / 0.38611°N 30.18528°E / 0.38611; 30.18528
Status Operational
Dam and spillways
Impounds Rwimi River
Reservoir
Normal elevation 1,200 m (3,900 ft)
Commission date October 2017
Type Run-of-the-river
Turbines 2
Installed capacity 5.54 MW (7,430 hp)

Rwimi Hydroelectric Power Station, also Rwimi Power Station, is an operational 5.54 megawatts (7,430 hp) hydroelectric power station in the Western Region of Uganda. [1]

Western Region, Uganda Region in Western, Uganda

The Western region is one of four regions in the country of Uganda. As of Uganda's 2014 census, the region's population was 8,874,862.

Uganda republic in East Africa

Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East-Central Africa. It is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the south by Tanzania. The southern part of the country includes a substantial portion of Lake Victoria, shared with Kenya and Tanzania. Uganda is in the African Great Lakes region. Uganda also lies within the Nile basin, and has a varied but generally a modified equatorial climate.

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Location

The power station is located on the Rwimi River, along the border between Kasese District and Bunyangabu District. This location lies near the town of Rwimi in Bunyangabu District, approximately 34 kilometres (21 mi), north of Kasese along the Fort Portal-Kasese-Mpondwe Road. [2]

Kasese District District in Uganda

Kasese District is a district in Western Uganda. Like most other Ugandan districts, the town of Kasese is the site of the district headquarters.

Bunyangabu District is a district in the Western Region of Uganda. The town of Kibiito is the political and administrative center of the district. However, the town of Rwimi, is the largest and main commercial center of Bunyangabu.

Rwimi Place in Bunyangabu District

Rwimi is a town in Bunyangabu District in the Western Region of Uganda.

This location lies approximately 47 kilometres (29 mi), by road, south of Fort Portal, the largest town in the sub-region. [3] The coordinates of Rwimi Hydroelectric Power Station are:0°23'10.0"N, 30°11'07.0"E (Latitude:0.386111; Longitude:30.185278). [4]

Fort Portal Place in Western Region, Uganda

Fort Portal is a town in the Western Region of Uganda. It is the seat of both Kabarole District and the Toro Kingdom.

Overview

Rwimi Hydropower Station is a mini-hydropower plant, with capacity installation of 5.54 megawatts (7,430 hp). [5] Eco Power (Private) Limited, the single largest power company in Sri Lanka, through its Ugandan subsidiary, Eco Power Uganda Limited was awarded the development rights to the project. [6]

Sri Lanka Island country in South Asia

Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean to the southwest of the Bay of Bengal and to the southeast of the Arabian Sea. The island is historically and culturally intertwined with the Indian subcontinent, but is geographically separated from the Indian subcontinent by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait. The legislative capital, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, is a suburb of the commercial capital and largest city, Colombo.

Construction costs

The construction costs were budgeted at US$21.1 million (initially US$20.9 million). [1] Of that, the Belgian Investment Company for Developing Countries (BIO), is lending US$13 million, [7] Norfund is lending US$4.2 million (NOK:33.4 million), [8] and GETFit Uganda is providing US$3.9 million through KfW. [1]

Belgian Investment Company for Developing Countries (BIO), is a private company, based in Brussels, Belgium.

Norfund

Norfund is a private equity company established by the Norwegian Storting (parliament) in 1997 and owned by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The fund receives its investment capital from the state budget. Its head office is located in Oslo with local offices in Thailand, Costa Rica, Kenya, Mozambique and Ghana.

KfW German government-owned development bank

The KfW, formerly KfW Bankengruppe, is a German government-owned development bank, based in Frankfurt. Its name originally comes from Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau. It was formed in 1948 after World War II as part of the Marshall Plan. As of 2018, it is Germany’s third largest bank by balance sheet.

Construction timeline

In October 2014, the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA), licensed nine new renewable energy projects. One of those nine, is Rwimi Power Station. Construction was expected to begin in December 2014 and last approximately 24 months. [9] Construction began in July 2015, with a new date of starting commercial operations in the second half of 2017. [1]

Electricity Regulatory Authority

The Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) is a government agency that regulates, licenses, and supervises the generation, transmission, distribution, sale, export, and importation of electrical energy in Uganda, the third-largest economy in the East African Community.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 GetFit Uganda (31 December 2017). "GetFit Uganda: 2017 Annual Report, Rwimi Power Station". GetFit Uganda. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  2. ↑ GFC (17 August 2017). "Distance between Kasese, Western Region, Uganda and Rwimi Mosque, Bunyangabu, Western Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  3. ↑ GFC (17 August 2017). "Distance between Fort Portal, Western Region, Uganda and Rwimi Mosque, Bunyangabu, Western Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  4. ↑ Google (17 August 2017). "Location of Rwimi Hydroelectric Power Station" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  5. ↑ Wesonga, Nelson (17 December 2012). "64MW To Boost Power Grid, Avert Shortage". Daily Monitor . Kampala. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  6. ↑ Kasita, Ibrahim (25 November 2013). "Eight Firms To Benefit From $58 Million Renewable Energy Deal". New Vision . Kampala. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  7. ↑ BIO (2015). "Rwimi Small Hydro Power". Brussels: Belgian Investment Company for Developing Countries (BIO). Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  8. ↑ Norfund (31 March 2017). "Norfund Investments: Rwimi EP Company Limited: Investment Details". Oslo. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  9. ↑ Sanya, Samuel (22 October 2014). "ERA Licenses 9 Renewable Energy Projects". New Vision . Kampala. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
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