Mayuge Solar Power Station
| Mayuge Solar Power Station | |
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| Country | Uganda |
| Location | Bufulubi Village,Mayuge District |
| Coordinates | 00°29′23″N33°25′39″E/ 0.48972°N 33.42750°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 2018 |
| Commission date | 6 June 2019[1] |
| Owner(s) | Tryba Energy |
| Operator(s) | Tryba Energy |
| Solar farm | |
| Type | Flat-panel PV |
| Power generation | |
| Nameplate capacity | 10 MW (13,000 hp) |
Mayuge Solar Power Station,alsoBufulubi Solar Power Station,is an operational 10 MW (13,000 hp)solar powerplant inUganda.[1][2][3]
Location[edit]
The power plant is located on 40.4 hectares (100 acres) of leased land in Bufulubi Village, Imanyiro sub-county,Mayuge District,in theEastern Regionof Uganda.[4]
Bufulubi Solar Power Plant is located approximately 110 kilometres (68 mi) by road east ofKampala,the country's capital and largest city.[5]
Overview[edit]
Emerging Power Uganda Limited, a renewable energy developer, has secured a 25-year lease on 100 acres (40 ha) of land from the Busoga Kyabazingaship for the purpose of building a solar farm.[6]Application has been made to theElectricity Regulatory Authority(ERA) to set up the plant and sell the power toUganda Electricity Transmission Company Limitedfor integration into the national electric grid.[7][8]
The power station comprises 30,600 sun-tracking pv panels, which track the sun to maximize power output. The power generated is enough to supply 30,000 homes.[1]
Developers and funding[edit]
Metka EGN,the Greek constructionconglomerate,was theengineering, procurement and construction(EPC) contractor.[4]The construction, which cost US$11 million (USh41 billion), was funded byTryba Energy,a French family industrial group dedicated to solar energy. Tryba Energy has secured a 20-year lease of 100 acres of land from the Busoga Kingdom, while an application was made to the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) to set up the plant and sell the power to Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited (UETCL) for integration into the national grid.[1]
Timeline[edit]
The completed power station was commissioned on Thursday, 6 June 2019. At that time, Uganda' grid had a total contribution of 50 megawatts, from solar plants, includingSoroti Solar Power Station(10 megawatts),Tororo Solar Power Station(10 megawatts) andKabulasoke Solar Power Station(20 megawatts). [1]
Other considerations[edit]
The energy generated here is sold to theUganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited(UETCL), for integration into the national grid. UETCL pays US$0.11 for every kilo Watthour of energy, under a long-termpower purchase agreement.[4]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^abcdePhilip Wafula (8 June 2019)."Mayuge Gets Shs41 Billion Solar Plant".Daily Monitor Online.Kampala, Uganda.Retrieved8 May2019.
- ^Dorothy Waniala (29 January 2016)."Mayuge set to receive the biggest Solar Plant in East Africa".Electricity Regulatory Authority(ERA).Retrieved2 March2016.
- ^YellowBrix (11 February 2016)."Emerging Power Uganda to Invest USD28.5 Million in Solar Power Plant in Mayuge, Uganda".Community Energy Central.Retrieved20 July2016.
- ^abcBoris Ngounou (11 June 2023)."UGANDA: 10 MW photovoltaic solar power plant commissioned in Bufulubi".Afrik21.africa.Paris, France.Retrieved4 August2023.
- ^Google(4 August 2023)."Road Distance Between Kampala, Central Region, Uganda and Bufulubi Solar Power Station, Bunya County, Eastern Region, Uganda"(Map).Google Maps.Google.Retrieved4 August2023.
- ^Wesonga, Nelson (4 February 2016)."Uganda: Busoga in Shs102 Billion Solar Power Deal".Daily MonitorviaAllAfrica.com.Kampala.Retrieved2 March2016.
- ^ERA (28 October 2015)."Application for a License for the Establishment of a 15MW Grid Connected Solar Power Plant in Mayuge District".Electricity Regulatory Authority(ERA).Retrieved2 March2016.
- ^Daily Monitor Uganda (5 February 2016)."Uganda's solar company secures land for a power plant".Kampala: Esi-Africa.com QuotingDaily Monitor.Retrieved20 July2016.
External links[edit]
- Uganda’s solar attracts investors amid cost fears
- Uganda plans to increase electricity coverage from 25% to 60% by 2027As of 11 June 2019.
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