Nyamagasani II Hydroelectric Power Station
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| Nyamagasani II Hydroelectric Power Station | |
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  Map of Uganda showing the location of Nyamagasani 2 Hydroelectric Power Station | |
| Country | Uganda |
| Location | Kyarumba, Kasese District |
| Coordinates | 00°07′48″N 29°56′33″E / 0.13000°N 29.94250°E |
| Status | Under construction |
| Owner(s) | Nyamagasani 2 Hydroelectric Power Project Limited |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | Nyamagasani River |
| Reservoir | |
| Normal elevation | 1,392 m (4,567 ft) |
| Commission date | 2019 (expected) |
| Type | Run-of-the-river |
| Turbines | 3 |
| Installed capacity | 5 MW (6,700 hp) |
Nyamagasani II Hydroelectric Power Station, also 'Nyamagasani 2 Hydroelectric Power Station, is a 5 megawatts (6,700 hp) mini hydro power station, under construction in the Western Region of Uganda.[1]
The power station is located near the village of Kyarumba, in Kaghema parish, Kyarumba sub-county, in Kasese District, in the foothills of the Rwenzori Mountains.[1] This about 45.5 kilometres (28 mi), by road, southwest of Kasese, the nearest large town and the location of the district headquarters.[2] Nyamagasani II Power Station lies close to and immediately downstream of its sister station Nyamagasani I Hydroelectric Power Station, which is under simultaneously development, by the same developers.[1] Nyamagasani 2 is located at an altitude of about 1,392 metres (4,567 ft).[3]
Overview
Nyamagasani II HEPS is a run-of-river mini-hydro power plant, whose planned installed capacity is 5 MW.[1] The project company, Nyamagasani 2 HPP Limited, is majority-owned by DI Frontier Market Energy & Carbon Fund, a Denmark-based renewable energy investment company.[4]
Timeline
Funding
Construction is budgeted to cost US$19.8 million, with US$3.7 million in GetFit subsidies. The funding includes money to build new 33 kV high-voltage lines to evacuate the power generated to Nkenda sub-station,[1] approximately 36 kilometres (22 mi), to the northeast of Kyarumba, as the crow flies.[6] This includes power generated from the adjacent Nyamagasi 1 Power station.[1]
