Mpanga Power Station is an mini hydroelectric power project located across River Mpanga, in Kitagwenda County, Kitagwenda District in
Western Uganda.
Location
The power station is located across River Mpanga, in Kitagwenda County,
Kitagwenda District
Kitagwenda District is a Districts of Uganda, district in Western Region, Uganda, Western Uganda. The district is named after ''Kitagwenda County'', which is coterminous with the district.
Kitagwenda District is part of the Toro Kingdom, Kingd ...
where the district headquarters are located, approximately , by road, southwest of
Kamwenge
Kamwenge is a town in the Western Region of Uganda. It is the site of the Kamwenge District headquarters.
Location
Kamwenge is approximately , by road, west of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. This is approximately , by road, southe ...
. This location is approximately , by road, west of
Kampala
Kampala (, ) is the capital and largest city of Uganda. The city proper has a population of 1,680,000 and is divided into the five political divisions of Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division, and Ruba ...
,
Uganda
}), is a landlocked country in East Africa
East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of Africa, is the eastern subregion of the African continent. In the United Nations Statistics Division scheme of geographic regions, 10-11-(16*) territor ...
's capital and largest city.
Overview
Mpanga Power Station is situated at the location of Mpanga Falls, on Mpanga River. The 18.0 MW power station was developed by Africa Energy Management Systems. Construction began in 2007. The completed power station came online in 2011. A new 33kV transmission line connects the power station to the national electrical grid. , construction of the power station was complete. Technical commissioning was scheduled for Thursday 10 February 2011, while the public commissioning was planned for March 2011. Construction of the power station was undertaken by a
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
n hydropower construction company called ''
VS Hydro (Private) Limited'', at an estimated cost of US$26 million.
Mpanga Hydro Power is owned by "EMS Africa" and all the engineering tasks including Operations and Maintenance is done by Sri Lankan Engineers. There are 32 staff (Both Ugandan and Sri Lankan) members currently employed at the site to do the day-to-day operation of the plant. Annual expected generation of the plant is .
See also
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List of power stations in Uganda
This article lists all power stations in Uganda. As of April 2019, national generation capacity was 1,177 megawatts of electricity. By January 2021, Uganda's generating capacity had increased to 1,268.9 megawatts.
Hydroelectric Completed
U ...
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List of hydropower stations in Africa
This is a list of articles listing power stations around the world by countries or regions. A power station (also referred to as a generating station, power plant, powerhouse or generating plant) is an industrial place for the generation of electr ...
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List of hydroelectric power stations
The following are lists of hydroelectric power stations based on the four methods of hydroelectric generation:
* List of conventional hydroelectric power stations, hydroelectric generation through conventional dams
* List of pumped-storage hydroe ...
References
External links
About Mpanga Power Station
{{Kamwenge District
Energy infrastructure completed in 2011
Hydroelectric power stations in Uganda
Kamwenge District
Western Region, Uganda