Karuma Hydropower Station

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Karuma Hydropower Station is a major hydroelectric power plant in Uganda that harnesses the flow of the Victoria Nile to generate electricity for the national grid.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hydroelectric power station
infrastructure project
associatedInfrastructure high-voltage transmission lines
substations
constructionStart 2013
continent Africa
country Uganda
damType concrete gravity dam
developer Government of Uganda
directionFromKampala north
distanceFromKampala about 260 kilometres by road
environmentalConcern impacts on Victoria Nile ecosystem
estimatedCost approximately US$1.7 billion
expectedCommissioning mid-2020s
feedsRegion East Africa Power Pool
Uganda
fuelType hydropower
fundingSource Export-Import Bank of China
Government of Uganda
gridConnection Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited
surface form: Uganda national grid
hasUndergroundPowerhouse yes
impact increases Uganda generation capacity
supports industrialization in Uganda
installedCapacity 600 megawatts
languageOfCountry English
locatedIn Kiryandongo District
locatedNear Karuma Falls
Karuma town
locatedOnRiver Victoria Nile
mainContractor Sinohydro
numberOfTurbines 6
operator Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited
owner Government of Uganda
partOf Uganda electricity sector expansion
plantType run-of-river
primaryPurpose electricity generation
regulator Electricity Regulatory Authority (Uganda)
surface form: Electricity Regulatory Authority of Uganda
riverBasin Nile Basin
socialImpact resettlement of local communities
transmissionVoltage 132 kV
220 kV
400 kV
turbineCapacity 100 megawatts
turbineType Francis turbines

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Subject: Karuma Hydropower Station
Description of subject: Karuma Hydropower Station is a major hydroelectric power plant in Uganda that harnesses the flow of the Victoria Nile to generate electricity for the national grid.

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Victoria Nile hasDam Karuma Hydropower Station
Karuma nearbyFeature Karuma Hydropower Station
this entity surface form: Karuma Hydropower Project
Karuma hasNearbyInfrastructure Karuma Hydropower Station
this entity surface form: Karuma Hydroelectric Power Station
Karuma Falls nearStructure Karuma Hydropower Station
this entity surface form: Karuma Hydroelectric Power Station