Bujagali Hydro-Power Dam, Jinja, Uganda
Key Data:
Contract awarded
2000
Project start
Delayed from 2003
Output
200MW to 290MW
Energy generating (full water flow)
1,750GWh
Location
Bujagali Falls, Uganda
Estimated investment
$530 million
Completion
Delayed from 2005
Key Players:
Original sponsors
AES Corporation (USA) and Madhvani International (South Africa)
Transmission line
AES Nile Power
Original finance
AES Corporation, IFC, World Bank IDA, AFDB, DEG, ECAs (GIEK, ERG, Finnerva, SACE)
EPC contractor
Bujagali EPC Consortium (Veidekke, Skanska International Civil Engineering, Alstom Power Limited, GE Energy, ABB Distribusjon)
Plant Details:
Turbine units
4
Rock fill dam
850m
Volume
750,000m³
