Bujagali–Tororo–Lessos High Voltage Power Line

Bujagali–Tororo–Lessos High Voltage Power Line is a high voltage electricity power line, under construction, connecting the high voltage substation at Bujagali, in Uganda to another high voltage substation at Lessos, in Kenya.[1]

Bujagali–Tororo–Lessos High Voltage Power Line
Location
CountryUganda and Kenya
Coordinates0.694444°N 34.207778°E / 0.694444; 34.207778
General directionWest to East
FromBujagali, Uganda
Passes throughTororo, Malaba, Eldoret
ToLessos, Kenya
Ownership information
OwnerGovernment of Uganda & Government of Kenya
PartnersJapan International Cooperation Agency and African Development Bank
OperatorUganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited & Kenya Electricity Transmission Company
Construction information
ContractorsMultiple
Construction started2015
Expected2018
Technical information
Type of currentAC
Total length162 mi (261 km)
AC voltage220kV and 400kV
No. of circuits2

Location

The power line starts at Bujagali Hydroelectric Power Station, in Jinja District, as a 220kV high voltage power line. From here, the line travels to the eastern Ugandan town of Tororo, a distance of about 127 kilometres (79 mi). At Tororo, the voltage is stepped up to 400kV, and the line travels in that state, through the town of Eldoret, to Lessos, in Nandi County, a total distance of approximately 133 kilometres (83 mi).[1]

Overview

This power transmission line connects the electricity grid of Uganda to that of neighboring Kenya. It is in line with The Nile Equatorial Lakes Subsidiary Action Program (NELSAP), Interconnection of Electric Grids Project, led by Regional Manager, Grania Rubomboras.[2]

The power line satisfies Uganda's need to export electricity to Kenya.[3] It also satisfies Kenya's need to sell electricity to Uganda and the countries to the west of Kenya, including Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[4][5]

Construction in Uganda

The Bujagali–Kenya border section is jointly funded by (a) the government of Uganda (GoU), (b) the African Development Bank (AfDB), and (c) the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).[6]

Construction in Kenya

The Lessos–Uganda border section is jointly funded by the government of Kenya and the African Development Bank, at an initial cost of KSh2.3 billion.[7][8] Construction is ongoing, with commercial commissioning, expected in December 2019.[9]

See also

References
  1. Senelwa, Kennedy (16 May 2015). "African states to interconnect power grids". The EastAfrican. Nairobi. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  2. ESIAfrica (December 2016). "Women In Energy: Leader Immersed In Power Projects". ESI Africa Magazine (ESIAfrica). Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  3. Wesonga, Nelson (22 June 2016). "Plan to export Karuma excess power on". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  4. Reuters (10 December 2014). "Rwanda to import 30 MW of electricity from Kenya in 2015". Reuters. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  5. Christabel Ligami (31 October 2015). "Kenya to sell power to Uganda". The EastAfrican. Nairobi. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  6. NELSAP (2015). "Mainstreaming Local Community Stakeholder Participation And In The NELSAP Sub Regional Hydro-Power And Interconnection Projects" (PDF). Entebbe: The Nile Equatorial Lakes Subsidiary Action Program (NELSAP). Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  7. Wasuna, Brian (15 May 2016). "Spanish firm fights to retain Sh2.3bn power deal". Business Daily Africa. Nairobi. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  8. Mutai, Edwin (23 March 2018). "Taxpayers set to lose Sh2.5bn on stalled job". Business Daily Africa. Nairobi. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  9. KETRACO (29 October 2017). "Kenya Electricity Transmission Company: On-Going Projects". Nairobi: Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (KETRACO). Retrieved 23 March 2018.

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