Kinyara Power Station

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Kinyara Power Station
Map of Uganda showing the location of Kinyara Power Station
Country Uganda
Location Kinyara, Masindi, Masindi District
Coordinates 01°38′08″N 31°36′20″E / 1.63556°N 31.60556°E / 1.63556; 31.60556Coordinates: 01°38′08″N 31°36′20″E / 1.63556°N 31.60556°E / 1.63556; 31.60556
Status Operational
Commission date 2009
Owner(s) Kinyara Sugar Works
Power station
Primary fuel Bagasse
Generation units 4 (3.6 MW)
Power generation
Maximum capacity 40 MW (By 2015)

Kinyara Power Station is a 14.5MW bagasse-fired thermal power plant located in the town of Kinyara in Masindi District, in Western Uganda.

Location

The power station is located in the town of Kinyara, in Masindi District, in Western Uganda, on the campus of Kinyara Sugar Works Limited, who own the power station. Kinyara lies approximately 15 kilometres (9.3 mi), by road, west of Masindi, the nearest large town. This location lies approximately 230 kilometres (140 mi), by road, northwest of Kampala, the capital of Uganda and the largest city in that country. The coordinates of Kinyara Power Station are:1° 38' 7.80"N, 31° 36' 19.80"E (Latitude:1.635500; Longitude:31.605500).[1]

Description

Kinyara Power Station is owned and operated by Kinyara Sugar Works Limited, the second-largest sugar manufacturer in Uganda. The power station was designed and built around the sugar manufacturing plant of Kinyara Sugar Works. The fibrous residue from the process of crushing sugar cane, known as bagasse, is burnt to heat water in boilers and produce steam. The steam is pressurized and used to drive turbines which then generate electricity. The excess heat is used in the sugar manufacturing process. As of September 2009, the power station was capable of producing a maximum of 14.5MW of electricity.[2] As of October 2009, the power station sold 4MW to the national grid.[3] Plans are underway to expand power production to 40MW by 2015. Of this, 22MW will be sold to the national grid and the rest used by the sugar manufacturing complex at Kinyara.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Location of Kinyara Sugar Works Limited At Google Maps
  2. ↑ Output Was At 14.5 Megawatts In September 2009
  3. ↑ Kinyara Power Station Supplied 4 Megawatts To National Grid In 2009
  4. ↑ Kinyara Power Station Targets Output At 40MW

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