Mayuge Thermal Power Station
| Mayuge Thermal Power Station | |
|---|---|
  Location of Mayuge Thermal Power Station in Uganda | |
| Country | Uganda |
| Location | Bunya Village, Mayuge District |
| Coordinates | 00°30′13″N 33°24′41″E / 0.50361°N 33.41139°ECoordinates: 00°30′13″N 33°24′41″E / 0.50361°N 33.41139°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | 2005 |
| Owner(s) | Mayuge Sugar Industries Limited |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Bagasse |
| Power generation | |
| Nameplate capacity | 1.6 MW |
Mayuge Thermal Power Station is a 1.6 megawatt bagasse-fired thermal power plant in Uganda, the third-largest economy in the East African Community.[1]
Location
The power station is located on the campus of Mayuge Sugar Industries Limited (MSIL), the owners of the station. This is in the village of Bunya, close to the town of Mayuge, in Mayuge District, Eastern Region of Uganda. Mayuge is approximately 146 kilometres (91 mi), by road, east of Kampala, the capital of Uganda and the largest city in that country.[2]
Overview
The power station is owned and operated by MSIL, one of the sugar manufacturers in Uganda. The station was designed and built around the sugar manufacturing plant of MSIL. 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 January 2015, the station was capable of producing a maximum of 1.6 megawatts of electricity, for internal use.[1][3][4]
Licensure
In April 2014, the Electricity Regulatory Authority received an application for expanding the power station to a generation capacity of 21-23 megawatts. The generated power will be used internally by the factory, with the excess sold to the Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited and integrated into the national grid. As of July 2015, the expansion was at "Feasibility Study Stage".[5]
See also
References
- 1 2 MPGI, . "About Mayuge Sugar Industries". MPGroupofIndustries.Com (MPGI). Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- ↑ "Road Distance Between Kampala And Mayuge With Interactive Map". Globeeed.com. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
- ↑ SOLC, . (13 January 2014). "Increased Competition Boosting Revenues for Farmers". Sugaronline.com (SOLC). Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- ↑ Analysis (24 July 2015). "Kenya Joins Big Investors in Renewable Energy As East Africa Plays Catch-Up". The EastAfrican via AllAfrica.com. Nairobi. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- ↑ ERA (16 July 2015). "Projects at Feasibility Study Stage". Kampala: Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA). Retrieved 17 December 2015.
External links
- All Uganda's Three Major Sugar Factories Co-generate Electricity From Bagasse
- Leading Uganda’s power generation efforts - 8 February 2015
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