Kiira Power Station
E905286
Kiira Power Station is a major hydroelectric power plant on the Nile River in Uganda that significantly contributes to the country’s electricity generation.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hydroelectric power station
ⓘ
power plant ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Nalubaale Power Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Kiira Dam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kiira Hydroelectric Power Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissioned |
2000
ⓘ
2003 ⓘ |
| connectedBy | underground power tunnels ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1993 ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| contributesTo | Uganda electricity supply ⓘ |
| country | Uganda ⓘ |
| damType | run-of-the-river ⓘ |
| developedBy | Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| downstreamFrom | Lake Victoria outlet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fuelType | water ⓘ |
| gridConnectionVoltage | 132 kV ⓘ |
| gridOperator | Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCapacity | 200 megawatts ⓘ |
| hasGenerationUnits |
Unit 11
ⓘ
Unit 12 NERFINISHED ⓘ Unit 13 NERFINISHED ⓘ Unit 14 ⓘ Unit 15 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpillway | yes ⓘ |
| hasStatus | operational ⓘ |
| hasTurbineCount | 5 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Jinja District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Uganda Nile basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Jinja
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nalubaale Power Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Nile River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator |
Eskom Uganda Limited
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Government of Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Uganda national grid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryEnergySource | hydropower ⓘ |
| purpose | electricity generation ⓘ |
| region | Eastern Region, Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulatesFlowWith | Nalubaale Power Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsSector |
industrial power demand in Uganda
ⓘ
residential power demand in Uganda ⓘ |
| turbineType | Francis turbine ⓘ |
| waterSource | Lake Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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