List of power stations in Uganda

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This page lists all power stations in Uganda. As of October 2015, according to the Ugandan Ministry of Energy, the national generation capacity stood at 852 megawatts, with peak demand of 540 megawatts.[1] Two new solar power stations are expected to come online in December 2015, bringing total installed capacity nationally to 872 megawatts.[2]

Completed hydroelectric power stations

Hydroelectric power station Community Coordinates Type Capacity (megawatts) Year completed or completion expected Name of reservoir River
Bugoye Power Station Bugoye, Kasese District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Run of river 13 2009[3] N/A River Mubuku
Bujagali Power Station Bujagali, Buikwe District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Run of river 250 2012[4] N/A River Nile
Kabalega Power Station Buseruka, Hoima District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Reservoir 9.0 2013[5] Buseruka Reservoir River Wambabya
Kanungu Power Station Kanungu, Kanungu District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Run of river 6.6[6] 2011 N/A River Ishasha
Kiira Power Station Jinja, Jinja District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Reservoir 200 2000[7] Lake Victoria River Nile
Mpanga Power Station Mpanga, Kamwenge District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Run of river 18[8] 2011 N/A River Mpanga
Mubuku I Power Station Kitoko, Kasese District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Run of river 5[9] 1950s N/A River Mubuku
Mubuku III Power Station Mubuku, Kasese District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Run of river 10[10] 2009 N/A River Mubuku
Nalubaale Power Station Njeru, Buikwe District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Reservoir 180 1954[11] Lake Victoria River Nile
Nyagak Power Station Paidha, Zombo District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Run of river 3.5[12] 2012 N/A River Nyagak
Kisiizi Power Station Kisiizi, Rukungiri District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Run of river 0.3[13] 2008 N/A River Kisiizi
Gwere-Luzira Power Station Gwere-Luzira, Moyo District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Run of river 0.0005 (0.5 kilowatts)[14] 2009 N/A River Amoa

Hydroelectric power stations under construction

Hydroelectric power station Community Coordinates Type Capacity (megawatts) Year completed or completion expected Name of reservoir River
Isimba Power Station[15] Isimba, Kamuli District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Run of river 183.2[16] 2016[17] N/A River Nile
Karuma Power Station[18] Karuma, Kiryandongo District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Run of river 600[19] 2018[20] N/A River Nile
Maziba Power Station Maziba, Kabale District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Run of river 6.5[21] 2017[22] N/A River Maziba

Proposed hydroelectric power stations

Hydroelectric power station Community Coordinates Type Capacity (megawatts) Year completed or completion expected Name of reservoir River
Agbinika Power Station Yumbe, Yumbe District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Run of river 20[23] 2025 N/A Kochi River
Ayago Power Station[24] Ayago, Nwoya District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Run of river 600[25] 2023 N/A River Nile
Muzizi Power Station Ndaiga, Hoima District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Run of river 44.7[26] 2019 N/A River Muzizi
Nengo Bridge Hydropower Station Nengo Rukungiri District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Run of river 6.7 2017[27] N/A River Mirera
Nyagak II Power Station Paidha, Zombo District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Run of river 5[28] 2017 N/A River Nyagak
Nyagak III Power Station Paidha, Zombo District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Run of river 4.36[29] 2018 N/A River Nyagak
Waki Power Station Butiaba, Masindi District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Run of river 5[30] 2017 N/A River Waki
Kikagati Power Station Kikagati, Isingiro District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Run of river 16 2017.[31] N/A River Kagera
Nshungyezi Power Station Nshungyezi, Isingiro District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Run of river 39[32] 2022 N/A River Kagera
Nyamwamba Power Station Kilembe, Kasese District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Run of river 14[33] 2017 N/A River Nyamwamba
Rwimi Power Station Rwimi, Kabarole District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Run of river 5.6[34] 2017 N/A River Rwimi
Siti Hydroelectric Power Station Siti, Bukwo District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Run of river 21.5[35] 2017 N/A River Siti

Completed thermal power stations

Thermal power station Community Coordinates Fuel type Capacity (megawatts) Year completed or completion expected Name of Owner Notes
Bugala Power Station Kalangala, Bugala Island Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Biodiesel 1.5[36] 2010 Bidco Operational
Namanve Power Station[37] Namanve, Mukono Municipality Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Fuel Oil 50[38] 2008 Jacobsen Preserved for use during peak hour demands. In July 2011, Uganda government decommissioned two diesel-powered thermal plants, each with 50MW capacity, to save money in a tight economy.[39][40]
Tororo Thermal Power Station Tororo Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Biodiesel
Fuel oil
Crude oil		 80[41] 2010 Electro-Maxx First indigenous independent power plant established and funded by Africans anywhere on the Continent
Kakira Power Station Kakira, Jinja District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Bagasse 52[42] 2005 Madhvani Group Upgraded to 52MW during 2013[43]
Kinyara Power Station Kinyara, Masindi Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Bagasse 40[44] 2009 Kinyara Sugar Works Limited Capacity in 2009 was 14.5MW. Power Station currently under expansion to 40MW capacity by 2015.[45]
Kaliro Power Station Buwaya, Kaliro District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Bagasse 12[46] 2014 Sugar & Allied Industries Limited Capacity in 2014 is 12MW, of which 3MW is used internally by SAIL, the remaining 9MW is sold to the national grid.
Lugazi Power Station Lugazi, Buikwe District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Bagasse 14[47] 2007 Sugar Corporation of Uganda Limited Capacity in 2010 was 5MW, fully utilized internally by SCOUL.
Mayuge Thermal Power Station Mayuge, Mayuge District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Bagasse 1.6[48] 2005 Mayuge Sugar Industries Limited In April 2014, the owners applied for license to expand to 21-23 MW.[49]

Proposed thermal power stations

Thermal power station Community Coordinates Fuel type Capacity (megawatts) Year completed or completion expected Name of Owner Notes
Katwe Power Station Uganda to construct more power plants to generate 2,550 MW Lake Katwe
Kasese District		 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Geothermal power 150[50] 2015 AAE Systems Inc. & Katwe Geothermal Limited Katwe Power Station Expected Online in 2015
Nzizi Power Station Nzizi
Hoima District		 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Natural gas, Heavy fuel oil 100[51][52] 2017 Tullow Oil Plc. & Jacobsen Elektro Nzizi expected online in 2017.

Hybrid power stations

Hybrid power station Community Coordinates Fuel types Capacity (megawatts) Year completed or completion expected Name of Owner Notes
Bukuzindu Hybrid Solar and Thermal Power Station Bukuzindu
Kalangala District		 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Solar power & Diesel fuel 1.6[53] 2014 KIS & Uganda Development Corporation Second power station on Bugala Island after Bugala Power Station owned by BIDCO

Proposed solar power stations

Solar power station Community Coordinates Fuel type Capacity (megawatts) Year completed Name of Owner Notes
Namugoga Solar Power Station Wakiso District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Solar 50[54] 2018 (Expected) Solar Energy for Africa & Naanovo Energy Inc. In development
Soroti Solar Power Station[55] Soroti District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Solar 10 2015[56] Access Power MEA (Access) &
TSK Electronica		 In development
Tororo Solar Power Station Tororo District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Solar 10 2015[57] Simba Telecoms Limited &
Building Energy SpA		 In development
Uganda Solar Power Station I[58] To Be Determined Solar 125[59] 2016 UDC,
Ergon Solair &
Martifer Solar		 In development[60]
Uganda Solar Power Station II[58] To Be Determined Solar 125[59] 2016 UDC,
Ergon Solair &
Martifer Solar		 In development[60]
Uganda Solar Power Station III[58] To Be Determined Solar 125[59] 2016 UDC,
Ergon Solair &
Martifer Solar		 In development[60]
Uganda Solar Power Station IV[58] To Be Determined Solar 125[59] 2016 UDC,
Ergon Solair&
Martifer Solar		 In development[60]

See also

References

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