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Table 1
Installed small hydropower capacity in Uganda
Site District Installed capacity
(MW)
Status/ ownership
Mubuku I Kasese 5.40 Kilembe Mined Ltd.
Mubuku II/Bugoye Hydropower Project Kasese 13.00 Tronder Power Ltd.
Mubuku III Kasese 9.90 Kasese Cobalt Company Ltd.
Mpanga PowerStation Kamwenge 18.00 Eco Power Ltd.
Ishasha Hydropower station Kanungu 6.60 Imperial Group of Companies
Kuluva Moyo 0.12 Kuluva Hospital
Kagando Kasese 0.06 Kagando Hospital
Kisiizi Rukungiri 0.06 Kisiizi Hospital
Source: Electricity Regulatory Authority, Uganda 7
Note: Listed plants are all operating.
Table 2
Small hydropower plants under construction in Uganda
Site District Installed capacity Ownership
(MW)
Nyagak Nebbi 3.5 WenereCo
Buseruka Hoima 9.0 HydroMax Ltd.
Source: Electricity Regulatory Authority, Uganda 7
Table 3
Potential small hydropower sites in Uganda
Site District Estimated capacity
(MW)
Nyamabuye Kisoro 2.20
Mvepi Arua 2.40
Sogahi Kabarole 2.00
Ela Arua 1.50
Ririma Kapchorwa 1.50
Haisesero Kabale 1.00
Nyahuka Bundibugyo 0.65
Sezibwa Mukono 0.50
Rwigo Bundibugyo 0.48
Nyarwodo Nebbi 0.40
Agoi Arua 0.35
Kitumba Kabale 0.20
Tokwe Bundibugyo 0.40
Amua Moyo 0.12
Ngiti Bundibugyo 0.15
Leya Moyo 0.12
Nyakibale Rukungiri 0.10
Miria Adua Arua 0.10
Manafwa Mbale 0.15
Source: Tumwesigye 8
Within the field of hydropower development, NEMA is
mandated to award environmental clearances, following
the review and approval of Environmental Audits,
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) statements and
Resettlement Action Plans (RAP). The clearance allows
NEMA to ensure that the project and its mitigation plans
comply with Ugandan standards for environmental and
social impact. Where the project is on a protected river
or wetland, NEMA will require the developer to also
apply for permission to operate on the river/wetland
involved.
The National Water Policy of 1999 states that the
development of water for energy production shall be
subjected to an EIA in accordance with the procedures
established by NEMA. 10
According to the Water Act Cap 152, authorization has
to be given to use water, construct or operate any works.
The extraction permit is issued by the Directorate of
Water Development. 11
The Land Act, Cap. 227, makes provision for the
ownership and management of land, and provides for
the compulsory acquisition of land for public purposes.
It states that construction of dams and hydropower
plants are public works and any person authorized to
execute public works may enter into mutual agreement
with the owner or occupier of the land in accordance
with the Act. A RAP is normally prepared and
undertaken by the developer. Compensation and
resettlement activities are expected to be fulfilled by
the developer. 12
Renewable energy policy
The Ugandan Government’s Policy Vision for Renewable
Energy is to make modern renewable energy a
substantial part of the national energy consumption.
The overall policy goal is to increase the use of modern
renewable energy, increasing from the current 4 per
cent to 61 per cent of the total energy consumption by
the year 2017. 13
This policy set out the Government’s vision, strategic
goals, principles, objectives and targets for promoting
and implementing renewable energy sources like
hydropower, biomass, peat, solar, geothermal and wind
in Uganda.
The National Energy Policy of 2002 was also set up with
the objectives of, among others:
Increasing access to modern, affordable and reliable
energy services;
Improving energy governance and administration;
Managing energy related environmental impacts.
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