Kabalega Hydroelectric Power Station

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Kabalega Hydroelectric Power Station
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Location of Kabalega Hydroelectric Power Station
Country Uganda
Location Hoima
Coordinates 01°32′42″N31°06′41″E / 1.54500°N 31.11139°E / 1.54500; 31.11139 Coordinates: 01°32′42″N31°06′41″E / 1.54500°N 31.11139°E / 1.54500; 31.11139
Status Operational
Commission date January 2013
Power generation
Units operational 3
Nameplate capacity 9 MW (12,000 hp)

Kabalega Hydroelectric Power Station, also known as Kabalega Power Station is a 9 MW (12,000 hp) mini hydroelectric power project located across River Wambabya, in Buseruka Sub County, Hoima District, in Western Uganda. [1] At the beginning of planning and during construction, the power station was referred to as Buseruka Power Station, but was renamed after completion. [2]

Hoima District District in Uganda

Hoima District is a district in Western Uganda. Like most other Ugandan districts, it is named after its main municipal centre, Hoima.

Western Region, Uganda Region in Western, Uganda

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Location

The power station is located in Buseruka Village, close to the eastern shores of Lake Albert. Buseruka is located approximately 37 kilometres (23 mi), by road, west of Hoima. [3]

Lake Albert (Africa) lake in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Lake Albert, also Mwitanzige and formerly Lake Mobutu Sese Seko, is a lake located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is one of the African Great Lakes. Lake Albert is Africa's seventh-largest lake, and the world's twenty-seventh largest lake by volume.

Construction costs

The initial estimated cost for the dam and power plant was approximately US$30 million. [4] As time went on, that estimate was increased to US$36 million. The dam, power plant and 44 kilometres (27 mi) of high voltage transmission line from the power house to Kinubi Power Substation in Hoima, are being constructed by Hydromax, a private energy investor. [5] Funding for the project is facilitated by loans from the African Development Bank (US$9 million) and from the PTA Bank (US$10 million). [6]

The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) or Banque Africaine de Développement (BAD) is a multilateral development finance institution. The AfDB was founded in 1964 and comprises three entities: The African Development Bank, the African Development Fund and the Nigeria Trust Fund. The AfDB's mission is to fight poverty and improve living conditions on the continent through promoting the investment of public and private capital in projects and programs that are likely to contribute to the economic and social development of the region. The AfDB is a financial provider to African governments and private companies investing in the regional member countries (RMC). While it was originally headquartered in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, the bank's headquarters moved to Tunis, Tunisia, in 2003, due to the Ivorian civil war; before returning in September 2014.

Completion

Construction, which started in 2005, was completed in January 2013 and was commissioned by the president of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni, on 26 January 2013. At that time, the high voltage line which will evacuate the power generated to a substation that will integrate into the national grid, was yet to be completed. [7] [8]

Yoweri Museveni President of Uganda

Yoweri Kaguta Museveni is a Ugandan politician who has been President of Uganda since 1986. Museveni was involved in rebellions that toppled notorious Ugandan leaders Idi Amin (1971–79) and Milton Obote (1980–85) before capturing power in the 80s. In the mid to late 1990s, Museveni was celebrated by the West as part of a new generation of African leaders. During Museveni's presidency, Uganda has experienced relative peace and significant success in battling HIV/AIDS. At the same time, Uganda remains a country suffering from high levels of corruption, unemployment and poverty. Museveni's presidency has been marred by involvement in the civil war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and other Great Lakes region conflicts; the rebellion in Northern Uganda by the Lord's Resistance Army which caused a drastic humanitarian emergency; and the suppression of political opposition and constitutional amendments scrapping presidential term limits (2005) and the presidential age limit (2017), thus enabling the extension of his rule. These have been a concern to domestic and foreign commentators.

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References

  1. ↑ Kasita, Ibrahim (29 September 2012). "Uganda Lacks Welders Artisans To Take Oil Jobs". New Vision . Retrieved 5 May 2012.
  2. ↑ Mugerwa, Francis (28 August 2013). "Oil Gives Bunyoro A New Lease of Life". Daily Monitor . Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "Road Distance Between Buseruka and Hoima with Map". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  4. ↑ Atuhairwe, Robert (21 September 2011). "Hoima Power Dam Works End November 2011". New Vision . Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  5. ↑ Kwesiga, Pascal (23 August 2009). "Hoima Plant To Supply Electricity". New Vision . Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  6. ↑ Kasita, Ibrahim (19 April 2009). "AfDB Lends US$9 Million for Buseruka Power Dam". New Vision . Retrieved 5 April 2014.
  7. ↑ Brian Mayanja, Pascal Kwesiga and Robert Atuhairwe (26 January 2013). "Museveni Launches Hoima Power Plant". New Vision . Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  8. ↑ Kalyango, Ronald (25 January 2013). "Buseruka Dam to Supply Power to 1,000 Homes". New Vision . Retrieved 5 May 2014.
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