Commission date 2018 (Expected) Construction began 2018 (Expected) | Status In development Type Flat-panel PV | |
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Owner(s) Solar Energy for AfricaNaanovo Energy Inc. | ||
Namugoga Solar Power Station is a proposed 50 megawatt solar power plant in Uganda, the third-largest economy in the East African Community.
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Location
The power station is in Namugoga Village, Busiro County, Wakiso District, in the Central Region of Uganda. This location is near the township of Kajjansi, along the road between Kampala and Entebbe, approximately 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) by road, south of Kampala, the country's capital and largest city. The estimated coordinates of the power station are 0°10'22.0"N, 32°34'05.0"E (Latitude:0.172778; Longitude:32.568056).
Overview
When completed, the power station will have an installed capacity of 50 megawatts, to be sold directly to the Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited, the sole authorized purchaser. The electricity will be evacuated from the station to a substation in Kisubi for integration into the national electricity grid.
Developers
A consortium of two companies, one local and one international, are charged with development of the power station: (a) Solar Power for Africa, a Ugandan solar power equipment vendor (b) Naanovo Energy Inc., a Canadian alternative energy developer. According to a 2010 published report, the development has been delayed because the developers have offered to generate power at US 15 cents per kilowatt-hour while less costly hydropower plants generate at only US 7 cents per kilowatt-hour.