Namanve Power Station is a 50 MW heavy fuel oil-fired thermal power plant in Uganda. Sometimes the power station is referred to as Kiwanga Power Station.[1]
The power plant is located in a locality known as Kiwanga, in Namanve in Mukono Municipality, Mukono District, in Central Uganda. This location is approximately 16 kilometres (9.9 mi), by road, east of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.[2]
The plant is located in Kampala Industrial and Business Park, an 894 acres (362 ha), business and industrial development area. This location is off of the Kampala-Jinja Highway, in North Namanve. The coordinates of the power plant are:0° 22' 57.00"N, +32° 40' 43"E (Latitude:0.3825; Longitude:32.6786).[3]
Overviewedit
Namanve Power Station was 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: (a) The Government of Norway, through a Norad grant (b) Nordea Bank of Norway (c) Stanbic Bank Uganda and (d) Jacobsen Elektro. 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 Elektro, the company that built the station, also owned it, for the first 13 years of the power station's life.[4][5]
The thermal power station was built under a build–own–operate–transfer (BOOT) model for 13 years. On 14 September 2021, Jacobsen Electro transferred ownership to Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited, who now own, operate and maintain the power station.[5] Full and complete handover of the power station to UEGCL was effected on 24 February 2022, after the government of Uganda had compensated Jacobsen for certain expenditures, including "the money spent on buying land, unused fuel and spare parts".[6]
The power station has seven thermal generators each rated at 7.17 MW, for total installed capacity of 50.2 MW at maximum output. When there is no electricity emergency in the national grid, this power plant is operated at a baseline of 7 MW, to keep each of the seven generators running and ready. 43 full time employees operate the power station.[7]
^"Norwegian Firm To Build Thermal Plant In Uganda". ElectricityForum.com Quoting Xinhua News Agency. 2010. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
^Google (25 February 2022). "Namanve Thermal Power Station" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
^Google (25 February 2022). "Location of Kiwanga Thermal Power Plant, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
^Sylvia Juuko (6 November 2008). . New Vision. Archived from the original (Archived from the original on 14 September 2012) on 2012-09-14. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
^ abStephen Otage (13 September 2021). "Govt takes over Namanve Thermal Power plant". Daily Monitor. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
^Stephen Otage (24 February 2022). "Govt suggests it will not renew Eskom's contract". Daily Monitor. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
^Paul Murungi (18 May 2022). "UEGCL cuts operational costs at Namanve power plant". Daily Monitor. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
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Overview of Namanve Power Station
January 01, 1970
namanve, thermal, power, station, namanve, power, station, heavy, fuel, fired, thermal, power, plant, uganda, sometimes, power, station, referred, kiwanga, power, station, namanve, power, stationcountryugandalocationnamanvecoordinates00, 38250, 67861, 38250, 6. Namanve Power Station is a 50 MW heavy fuel oil fired thermal power plant in Uganda Sometimes the power station is referred to as Kiwanga Power Station 1 Namanve Power StationCountryUgandaLocationNamanveCoordinates00 22 57 N 32 40 43 E 0 38250 N 32 67861 E 0 38250 32 67861StatusOperationalConstruction began2008Commission date2008Owner s Government of UgandaOperator s UEGCLEmployees43Thermal power stationPrimary fuelHeavy fuel oilPower generationNameplate capacity50 MW edit on Wikidata Contents 1 Location 2 Overview 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksLocation editThe power plant is located in a locality known as Kiwanga in Namanve in Mukono Municipality Mukono District in Central Uganda This location is approximately 16 kilometres 9 9 mi by road east of Kampala Uganda s capital and largest city 2 The plant is located in Kampala Industrial and Business Park an 894 acres 362 ha business and industrial development area This location is off of the Kampala Jinja Highway in North Namanve The coordinates of the power plant are 0 22 57 00 N 32 40 43 E Latitude 0 3825 Longitude 32 6786 3 Overview editNamanve Power Station was 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 a The Government of Norway through a Norad grant b Nordea Bank of Norway c Stanbic Bank Uganda and d Jacobsen Elektro 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 Elektro the company that built the station also owned it for the first 13 years of the power station s life 4 5 The thermal power station was built under a build own operate transfer BOOT model for 13 years On 14 September 2021 Jacobsen Electro transferred ownership to Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited who now own operate and maintain the power station 5 Full and complete handover of the power station to UEGCL was effected on 24 February 2022 after the government of Uganda had compensated Jacobsen for certain expenditures including the money spent on buying land unused fuel and spare parts 6 The power station has seven thermal generators each rated at 7 17 MW for total installed capacity of 50 2 MW at maximum output When there is no electricity emergency in the national grid this power plant is operated at a baseline of 7 MW to keep each of the seven generators running and ready 43 full time employees operate the power station 7 See also edit nbsp Uganda portal nbsp Energy portal Mukono District KIBP Uganda Power Stations Africa Power StationsReferences edit Norwegian Firm To Build Thermal Plant In Uganda ElectricityForum com Quoting Xinhua News Agency 2010 Retrieved 13 July 2014 Google 25 February 2022 Namanve Thermal Power Station Map Google Maps Google Retrieved 25 February 2022 Google 25 February 2022 Location of Kiwanga Thermal Power Plant Uganda Map Google Maps Google Retrieved 25 February 2022 Sylvia Juuko 6 November 2008 Namanve plant reduces load shedding New Vision Archived from the original Archived from the original on 14 September 2012 on 2012 09 14 Retrieved 13 October 2021 a b Stephen Otage 13 September 2021 Govt takes over Namanve Thermal Power plant Daily Monitor Kampala Uganda Retrieved 13 October 2021 Stephen Otage 24 February 2022 Govt suggests it will not renew Eskom s contract Daily Monitor Kampala Uganda Retrieved 25 February 2022 Paul Murungi 18 May 2022 UEGCL cuts operational costs at Namanve power plant Daily Monitor Kampala Uganda Retrieved 18 May 2022 External links editOverview of Namanve Power Station Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Namanve Thermal Power Station amp oldid 1144764524, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
