Mahoma Hydroelectric Power Station

Dam in Kabarole District

00°28′43″N 30°16′23″E / 0.47861°N 30.27306°E / 0.47861; 30.27306StatusOperationalOpening date16 October 2018^[1]Dam and spillwaysImpoundsRiver MahomaReservoirNormal elevation1,346 metres (4,416 ft)Turbines2 x 1.5MWInstalled capacity3.0 MW (4,000 hp)

Mahoma Hydroelectric Power Station is a 3.0 megawatts (4,000 hp) mini-hydroelectric power plant in Uganda.^[1]

Location

The power station is located across the Mahoma River (also Dura River), in Kabarole District, Western Uganda.^[1] This location is approximately 36 kilometres (22 mi), south of the city of Fort Portal, where the district headquarters are located.^[2]

The power station has a catchment area that measures 275 square kilometres (106 sq mi), with an average elevation of 1,346 metres (4,416 ft), above mean sea level.^[1]

Overview

This power station was developed by two Sri Lankan companies, the MG Group of Companies and Renewgen Limited. The Mahoma mini-hydro project is a run-of-the-river hydroelectricity project with planned annual output of 3,000kW of energy^[1]

The power generated is sold to the Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited (“UETCL”), and distributed into the national electricity grid, with priority being given to local residents, by design and by agreement with the Electricity Regulatory Authority, via a 20 year power purchase agreement.^[1]

Ownership and funding

The power station is owned and operated by the two Sri Lankan energy companies that developed the power station, over a twenty-months period, from January 2017 until October 2018.^[1] The cost of construction is reported at US$8 million (USh29.6 billion).^[1] The main contractor on this project was KSJ Construction of Sri Lanka.^[3]

The same investors also own the 7.6 megawatts Kyambura Hydroelectric Power Station, developed across the Kyambura River in Rubirizi District.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Ssejjoba, Eddie (6 November 2018). "Mahoma mini Hydro Power dam switched on in Kabarole". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
^ Globefeed.com (7 November 2018). "Distance between Fort Portal, Uganda and Mahoma Full Gospel Church, Uganda". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
^ "Construction of Mahoma Small Hydro Power Project in Mahoma, Uganda". Kalagedihena, Sri Lanka: KSJ Construction. 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2018.