Kaliro Power Station

Kaliro Power Station
Location of Kaliro Power Station in Uganda
Country Uganda
Location Buwaya Village, Kaliro District
Coordinates 00°56′11″N 33°28′59″E / 0.93639°N 33.48306°ECoordinates: 00°56′11″N 33°28′59″E / 0.93639°N 33.48306°E
Status Operational
Commission date 2014
Owner(s) Sugar & Allied Industries Limited
Thermal power station
Primary fuel Bagasse
Power generation
Units operational 1 x 12 MW
Nameplate capacity 12 MW

Kaliro Power Station is an 12 MW bagasse-fired thermal power plant in Uganda, the third-largest economy in the East African Community.

Location

The power station is located on the campus of Sugar & Allied Industries Limited, the owners of the power station. This location lies in the village of Buwaya, northwest of Kaliro, in Kaliro District, Eastern Uganda. Kaliro lies approximately 160 kilometres (99 mi), northeast of Kampala, the capital of Uganda and the largest city in that country.[1]

Overview

Kaliro Power Station is owned and operated by Sugar & Allied Industries Limited (SAIL), the third-largest sugar manufacturer in Uganda. The power station was designed and built around the sugar manufacturing plant of SAIL. 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 July 2014, the power station was capable of producing a maximum of 12MW of electricity, 5MW of which was utilized internally by SAIL. The remaining 7MW is sold to the national electricity grid. The plant is expandable to a maximum capacity of 22MW.[2][3][4] Both SAIL and Kaliro Power Station are subsidiaries and member companies of the Alam Group, a multi-million dollar conglomerate based in Uganda with subsidiaries in Kenya and Rwanda.[5]

Licensure

In October 2014, the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA), issued a power production license to Kaliro Power Station for 11.9MW.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Road Distance Between Kampala And Kaliro With Map". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  2. ↑ Sanya, Samuel (26 January 2013). "Kaliro Sugar Factory To Ease Sugar Deficit". New Vision. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  3. ↑ Monday, Times (June 2014). "Alam Group Launches Kaliro Sugar Factory". MondayTimes.Co.Ug. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  4. ↑ ERA, . (30 May 2014). "Application for A License for The Establishment of A 11.9MW Bagasse Co-Generation Power Plant In Kaliro District". Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA). Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  5. ↑ Khisa, Isaac (9 February 2013). "Alam Group To Start Sugar Production for Extra Electricity". The EastAfrican. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  6. ↑ Sanya, Samuel (22 October 2014). "ERA Licenses 9 Renewable Energy Projects". New Vision (Kampala). Retrieved 24 October 2014.

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