Kabulasoke Solar Power Station

Kabulasoke Solar Power Station
Country Uganda
Location Kabulasoke, Gomba District
Coordinates 00°09′45″N 31°47′41″E / 0.16250°N 31.79472°E / 0.16250; 31.79472Coordinates: 00°09′45″N 31°47′41″E / 0.16250°N 31.79472°E / 0.16250; 31.79472
Status Under construction
Construction began September 2018
Commission date November 2018
Owner(s) Xsabo Power Limited
Solar field
Type Flat-panel PV
Power generation
Nameplate capacity 20 MW (27,000 hp)

Kabulasoke Solar Power Station, also known as the Namulasa Solar Power Station, is a 20 MW (27,000 hp) solar power plant in Uganda.[1][2]

Location

The power station would is in Namulasa Village, Butiti Parish, Kabulasoke sub-county, Gomba District,[2] outside of the town of Kabulasoke and off of the Mpigi–Kabulasoke–Maddu–Sembabule Road. The station would be approximately 73 kilometres (45 mi), by road, west of Mpigi, the nearest large town.[3] This location is approximately 113 kilometres (70 mi), by road, southwest of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.[4] The development sits on 280 acres (110 ha) of real estate.[5]

Overview

To help diversify the national energy pool for Uganda, Xsabo Energy Limited and associated companies plan to develop five solar parks in various locations within the country, with total generation capacity of 150 MW (200,000 hp). The Kabulasoke solar power plant is the first to be developed by the company.[6]

In September 2015, Xsabo Power received a provisional generation licence, which was modified in February 2016. Under the new terms, the company has until March 2016 to post performance bonds and up until June 2016 to conclude financing arrangements.[7]

Developers and funding

The power station is being developed by Xsabo Power Limited, the same entity that is developing the Tororo Wind Power Station. Those stations are budgeted to cost a total of US$64 million (approximately UGX:214.272 billion), two-thirds of which will be borrowed.[7]

Timeline

Construction was planned to begin in August 2016 and commissioning was planned for December 2016.[7] Laying of the solar panels began in September 2018.[5] Commercial commissioning is expected in November 2018.[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Online (17 June 2014). "Ssekandi roots for rural industrialization". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  2. 1 2 ERA (10 April 2015). "Application for a License for the Establishment of a 20 MW Solar Photo Voltaic Power Project in Gomba District and 20 MW Wind Power Project in Tororo District". Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA). Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  3. ↑ Globefeed.com (1 March 2016). "Distance between Mpigi Town Council offices, Mpigi, Central Region, Uganda and Kabulasoke, Uganda". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  4. ↑ Globefeed.com (1 March 2016). "Distance between Kampala Road, Kampala, Central Region, Uganda and Kabulasoke, Uganda". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  5. 1 2 Mbogo, Sadat (28 September 2018). "Political violence, land conflicts scare away investors - says Ssekandi". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  6. ↑ Alobo, David (February 2013). "Tentative Layout Plan - Pilot Solar Power Park, Kabulasoke, Uganda" (PDF). Kampala: Electricity Regulatory Authority. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  7. 1 2 3 Wesonga, Nelson (1 March 2016). "Investor asks for more time to get money for power project". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  8. ↑ Kamoga, Jonathan (11 October 2018). "Uganda commissions 20MW solar power plant". The EastAfrican. Nairobi. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
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