| Namanve Power Station | |
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| Country | Uganda |
| Location | Namanve |
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| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | 2008 |
| Owner(s) | Jacobsen Electro |
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| Primary fuel | heavy fuel oil |
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| Maximum capacity | 50 MW |
Namanve Power Station is a 50 MW heavy fuel oil-fired thermal power plant located in Namanve in Wakiso District, in Central Uganda
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The power plant is located at Namanve in Bweyogerere Ward, Kira Municipality, in Central Uganda. This location is approximately 14.9 kilometres (9.3 mi), by road, east of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The plant is located in Kampala Industrial and Business Park, an 894 acres (362 ha), business and industrial development area. This location is along the Kampala-Jinja Highway, in South Namanve. The coordinates of the power plant are:00 20 14, 32 42 05 (Latitude:0.3440; Longitude:32.7015).[1]
Namanve Power Station is owned and operated by Jacobsen Electricity Company (Uganda) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Jacobsen Elektro, an independent Norwegian power production company. The plant cost US$92 million (∈66 million) to build. Funding was provided by several sources including:
The plant uses heavy fuel oil, a byproduct of petroleum distillation. Construction of Namanve Power Station started in January 2008 and was completed in July 2008. Power production began in August 2008 on a trial basis, with commercial production commencing in September 2008. The power station was commissioned in November 2008. Jacobsen Electro, the company that built the station, also owns it.[2]
Photo of Dignitaries at Commissioning of Namanve Power Station
