| Ayago Power Station | |
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| Location | Ayago, Nwoya District, Uganda |
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| Status | Under Construction (Starts 2013) |
| Commission date | 2018 (Expected) |
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| Primary fuel | Hydropower |
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| Maximum capacity | 600 MW |
Ayago Power Station is a 600MW hydroelectric power project to be constructed in Uganda.
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The Power Station will be located at Ayago (sometimes spelled Aiago), on the Victoria Nile, in Nwoya District. This location lies approximately 38 kilometres (24 mi), by road, south of Nwoya, the location of the district headquarters.[1] This location is within the confines of Murchison Falls National Park. The approximate coordinates of the power station are:2° 21' 46.80"N, +31° 55' 12.00"E (Latitude:2.3630; Longitude:31.9200). The coordinates are estimates because the power station does not yet appear on most publicly available maps as of June 2011.
Ayago Power Station is a 600 MW hydroelectric power plant that will be constructed on the Victoria Nile, downstream of Karuma Power Station, but before the Murchison Falls. The project will be developed in two simultaneous phases, known as Ayago North (estimated capacity:350MW) and Ayago South (estimated capacity:250MW).[2] The Ayago Power Station is one of three hydropower projects that have been earmarked for immediate development, together with Karuma Power Station (600MW) and Isimba Power Station (140MW), to mitigate the chroninic, recalcitrant power shortages that have plagued Uganda since the 1990s, and to meet the projected national requirement of 1,130MW by 2023.[3]
The Indian state-owned energy and manufacturing company BHEL, had estimated the cost of the project at about US$350 in 2007. But that was for a project with planned capacity of 200MW to 300MW.[4] In 2008, the Government of Japan, through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), in collaboration with the Government of Uganda, began new preparations for fresh eviromental impact assessments, International bidding for a contractor and commitment as a lead funding source for the project.[5] It is now anticipated that construction will start in 2013 and the new power station will be commissioned in 2018.[6]
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