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Tororo Thermal Power Station

Tororo Thermal Power Station is a 89 MW (119,000 hp) heavy fuel oil-fired thermal power plant located in the town of Tororo in Tororo District in the Eastern Region of Uganda.[1]

Tororo Thermal Power Station
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Location of Tororo Thermal Power Station in Uganda
CountryUganda
LocationTororo
Coordinates00°38′14″N 34°07′00″E / 0.63722°N 34.11667°E / 0.63722; 34.11667
StatusOperational
Commission date2010
Owner(s)Electro-Maxx Limited
Thermal power station
Primary fuelHeavy fuel oil
Secondary fuelBiodiesel
Tertiary fuelCrude oil
Power generation
Nameplate capacity89 MW (119,000 hp)
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Location edit

The power station is located in Tororo, approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) southwest of downtown, along the Tororo–Bugiri road.[2] The station is approximately 198 kilometres (123 mi), by road, east of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda.[3] The coordinates of the station are 0°38'14.0"N, 34°07'00.0"E (Latitude:0.637222; Longitude:34.116667).[4]

Overview edit

The power station is owned and operated by Electro-Maxx Limited, a private energy provider in Uganda, who built the power plant at an estimated cost of US$60 million.[5] The plant uses heavy fuel oil (HFO), a byproduct of petroleum distillation.[6] The plant currently imports HFO but in the future, it will leverage the country's natural assets and obtain domestically produced HFO or crude oil. The initial power station was fully commissioned in September 2010.[7]

Upgrade edit

In August 2012, Ugandan print media reported that the power station was in the process of upgrading the plant's capacity to 80 megawatts, at an estimated cost of US$60 million. The upgrade was expected to be complete by September 2012.[8] In May 2017, the Uganda Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development gave the installed capacity at this power station at 89 megawatts.[9] Upon commissioning of the plant, Electro-Maxx became the first indigenous independent power producer in Africa for power plants with capacity greater than 20 megawatts.[1]

Operation edit

The power station resumed operations in February 2014 with consistent dispatch. During 2013, the plant was on standby, producing power only when needed, such as a maintenance issue at a hydropower station. The standby period in 2013 resulted from a temporary high supply versus demand for power following the commissioning of the 250 megawatt Bujagali Power Station. With only twelve percent electrification and large industrial growth, demand is rising consistently, which increases the power required from the station.[10]

In 2019, the power supply agreement that Electro-Maxx has with Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited (UETCL), the national sole bulk purchaser, was amended to allow the relocation of up to 8 megawatts of generation capacity to Arua City, to mitigate dire electricity shortage there. As of January 2021, only 3.8 megawatts of generation capacity had been relocated.[11]

Acquisition by the Ugandan government edit

In November 2023, the Ugandan ministry of finance and economic planning began making preparations to acquire the 50 MW Electromaxx Generation Plant at Tororo. An advance payment of US$7 million (USh:26 billion) was authorized, conditioned upon amendment of the power purchase agreement and the implementation agreement. The purchase deal was brokered by Evelyn Anite, Ugandan state minister for privatization.[12]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b Kasita, Ibrahim (28 November 2012). "Electro-Maxx Switches On US$60 Million Power Plant". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  2. ^ Google (18 January 2021). "Distance From Absa Bank Tororo to Tororo Thermal Power Station" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  3. ^ Google (18 January 2021). "Distance From Amber House, Kampala, Uganda To Tororo Thermal Power Station, Tororo, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  4. ^ Google (18 January 2021). "Location of Tororo Thermal Power Station" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  5. ^ Kasita, Ibrahim (23 June 2009). "Thermal Power Firm Lights Up Tororo". New Vision (Kampala). Archived from the original on 29 December 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  6. ^ Ssempijja, David; Kasita, Ibrahim (21 December 2009). "Tororo Thermal Plant To Be Commissioned In August". New Vision (Kampala). Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  7. ^ Kasita, Ibrahim (29 December 2009). "Electromaxx Tests 20MW Power Plant". New Vision (Kampala). Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  8. ^ Kalyango, Ronald (2 August 2012). "80MW More For The Grid". New Vision (Kampala). Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  9. ^ Minenamd (12 May 2017). "Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development Celebrating the Annual Manifest Week, From 12th to 19th May 2017". Kampala: Uganda Media Centre. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  10. ^ Mark Keith Muhumuza (22 January 2014). "Heavy Fuel Electricity Could Return In 2014 As Demand Hits 12%". Uganda Radio Network. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  11. ^ Christine Kasemiire (18 January 2021). "UETCL paid Electromaxx Shs3.6b for unsupplied power". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  12. ^ Jackie Namatovu (4 January 2024). "Gov't Gives Bitature Shs 26bn Advance Payment to Acquire Electromax Power Plant". ChimpReports. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 4 January 2024.

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