| Isimba Power Station | |
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| Location | Isimba, Kamuli District, Uganda |
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| Status | Planned (Starts May 2012) |
| Commission date | 2015 (Expected) |
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| Primary fuel | Hydropower |
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| Maximum capacity | 140 MW |
Isimba Power Station is a 140MW hydroelectric power project to be constructed in Uganda. [1][2]
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The Power Station will be is located at the village of Isimba, on the Victoria Nile, in Kamuli District.[3] The approximate coordinates of the power station are:0° 56' 24.00"N, 32° 57' 54.00"E (Latitude:0.9400; Longitude:32.9650). The coordinates are estimates because the power station does not yet appear on most publicly available maps as of November 2011.
Isimba Power Station is a 140 MW hydroelectric power plant that will be constructed on the Victoria Nile, downstream of Bujagali Power Station. The contract for feasibility studies and structure design, worth US$3.8 million was awarded to a consortium consisting of the engineering firms Fichtner and NORPLAN. The local Ugandan company, Kagga & Partners, is a sub-consultant to the consortium. Their report was expected in late 2010.[4]
The total project has been estimated to cost US$350 million, including the construction of power transmission lines connecting Isimba Power Station to the national power grid at Bujagali Power Station. In 2008, the Uganda Government, secured a loan from the Exim Bank of India to fund the construction.[5]
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