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  2. Bujagali Hydroelectric Power Station - Wikipedia

    • The Bujagali Power Station is a hydroelectric power station across the Victoria Nile that harnesses the energy of its namesake, the Bujagali Falls, in Uganda. Construction began in 2007 and concluded in 2012. It was officially inaugurated on 8 October 2012 by Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and Aga Khan IV in the presence of African politicians and investors. … See more

    Location

    The power station lies across the Victoria Nile, about 15.5 kilometres (10 mi) north-west of the central business district of … See more

    History

    As far back as 2001, the government of Uganda started to plan the construction of a hydroelectric power plant at Bujagali Falls. The original developers included AES Energy from the United States and the Madhvani … See more

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    LocationBujagali, Uganda
    Construction began2007
    Opening date2012
    Construction costUS$862 million
    Construction costs

    The estimated costs for the dam and power plant was US$800 million. Another $62 million was spent on building a high voltage transmission line from Jinja to Kawanda, near Kampala, a distance of about 80 kilometres (… See more

    Completion date

    The project was completed in 2012, although partial power generation started in 2011.
    In April 2010, The EastAfrican, a Kenyan weekly publication, indicated that the opening of t… See more

    The cost of power

    As of October 2016, the dam's utilization rate was approximately 70 percent. The power generated cost the end-user about US$0.11/kilowatt-hour, which was the highest rate in the East African Community. In Septemb… See more

     
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