Bujagali Hydropower Station

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Bujagali Hydropower Station is a major hydroelectric power plant in Uganda that generates electricity from the Victoria Nile to supply a significant portion of the country’s power needs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hydroelectric power station
run-of-the-river power plant
commissioned 2012
constructedBy Salini Impregilo
surface form: Salini Costruttori
constructionStartDate 2007
controversy electricity tariff levels
environmental concerns
resettlement of local communities
coordinates 0.515°N 33.177°E
country Uganda
countryServed Uganda
damType run-of-the-river dam
designedBy Acres International
developer Bujagali Energy Limited
distanceFromKampala about 80 km east
environmentalImpact submergence of Bujagali Falls
financier African Development Bank
Agence Française de Développement
European Investment Bank
International Finance Corporation
KfW Bankengruppe
surface form: KfW

Netherlands Development Finance Company
Proparco
World Bank
gridConnectionVoltage 132 kV
220 kV
installedCapacity 250 MW
locatedIn Jinja District
locatedNear Bujagali Falls
Lake Victoria
locatedOnRiver Victoria Nile
numberOfTurbines 5
operator Bujagali Energy Limited
owner Bujagali Energy Limited
powerPurchaseAgreementWith Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited
primaryFuel hydropower
projectModel public–private partnership
purpose electricity generation
region Eastern Region of Uganda
replaced thermal power generation capacity in Uganda
roleInEconomy supports industrial and commercial power demand in Uganda
shareholder Government of Uganda
Industrial Promotion Services (Kenya) Ltd
Sithe Global Power
significance major source of electricity in Uganda
status operational
suppliesTo Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited
surface form: Uganda national grid
turbineType Francis turbine
waterSource White Nile
surface form: Lake Victoria via Victoria Nile

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Victoria Nile hasDam Bujagali Hydropower Station
Bujagali Falls largelySubmergedBy Bujagali Hydropower Station
this entity surface form: Bujagali Hydropower Project
Bujagali Falls relatedInfrastructure Bujagali Hydropower Station
this entity surface form: Bujagali Hydroelectric Power Station