Tororo Wind Power Station

Tororo Wind Power Station
Country Uganda
Location Tororo, Tororo District
Coordinates 00°38′30″N 34°10′25″E / 0.64167°N 34.17361°E / 0.64167; 34.17361Coordinates: 00°38′30″N 34°10′25″E / 0.64167°N 34.17361°E / 0.64167; 34.17361
Status Proposed
Construction began 2017 Expected
Commission date 2017 Expected
Owner(s) Xsabo Power Limited
Power generation
Nameplate capacity 20 MW (27,000 hp)

Tororo Wind Power Station is a planned 20 MW (27,000 hp) wind-powered power station in the Eastern Region of Uganda.[1]

Location

The power station would be located approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) by road outside the Eastern Region town of Tororo, on the road to Kampala,[2] Uganda's capital and largest city. Tororo is approximately 208 kilometres (129 mi) to the east of Kampala.[3]

Overview

To help diversify Uganda's electricity sources, Xsabo Power Limited and associated companies have proposed to establish five wind parks in Uganda, with a maximum generation capacity of 100 MW (130,000 hp). This station would be the first to be developed.[2][4]

In April 2015, the developers of this wind farm applied for an electricity generation license from the Electricity Regulatory Authority to set up the power station and sell the electricity to the Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited for integration into the national grid.[5] In September 2015, a provisional generation license was granted. In February 2016, that license was modified, with the company having until March 2016 to post performance bonds and until June 2016 to reach financial close.[6]

Developers and funding

Xsabo Power Limited is the same entity that is developing the Kabulasoke Solar Power Station. Together, these renewable energy installations are budgeted to cost US$64 million (approximately UGX:214.272 billion), two-thirds of which will be borrowed.[6]

Timeline

Construction was expected to begin in August 2016 and commissioning was expected in December 2016.[6] In February 2017, the Daily Monitor newspaper reported that the developers of the power station had failed to raise the required US$150,000 in performance guarantees and risked the cancellation of their generation licenses.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Wesonga, Nelson (27 February 2017). "Prospective investor 'fails' money test". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  2. 1 2 Alobo, David (February 2013). "Tentative Layout Plan for Pilot Wind Power Park Tororo, Uganda" (PDF). Kampala: Electricity Regulatory Authority. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  3. ↑ GFC (1 March 2016). "Distance between Kampala Road, Kampala, Central Region, Uganda and Tororo, Eastern Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  4. ↑ Sanya, Samuel (8 May 2013). "Wind, solar projects to add 250MW to national grid". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  5. ↑ 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 DistrictDistrict". Kampala: Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA). Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  6. 1 2 3 Wesonga, Nelsonv (1 March 2016). "Investor asks for more time to get money for power projectv". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
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