Finding Potential Sites for Small-Scale Hydro Power in Uganda: a ...

Table of ContentsAbstract ..................................................................................................................... iSammanfattning...................................................................................................... iiiAcknowledgments ....................................................................................................v1 Introduction............................................................................................................11.1 Background ..........................................................................................................................11.2 Objectives of the Study ......................................................................................................32 Study Area ............................................................................................................. 52.1 Uganda..................................................................................................................................52.1.1 Socio-Economy ...........................................................................................................62.1.2 Climate ..........................................................................................................................82.1.3 Topography ..................................................................................................................92.1.4 Vegetation.....................................................................................................................92.2 Kisoro and Kabale ........................................................................................................... 103 Theoretical Background and Rural Development ..............................................133.1 GIS ..................................................................................................................................... 133.2 Small-Scale Hydropower................................................................................................. 153.2.1 Characteristics ........................................................................................................... 153.2.2 Power ......................................................................................................................... 183.2.3 Environmental Aspects ........................................................................................... 203.2.4 Small-Scale Hydropower Status, Potential and Costs ......................................... 213.3 Rural Development.......................................................................................................... 243.3.1 Millennium Development Goals............................................................................ 243.3.2 Energy Services......................................................................................................... 253.3.3 Role of Energy in Rural Development.................................................................. 263.3.4 Uganda’s Rural Electrification Strategy and Plan ................................................ 284 Material and Method ...........................................................................................314.1 Interviews .......................................................................................................................... 314.1.1 Rural Electrification Agency................................................................................... 324.1.2 Rural Population....................................................................................................... 324.2 GIS Analysis...................................................................................................................... 334.2.1 Data Collection......................................................................................................... 334.2.2 Quality Assessment of Elevation Data.................................................................. 354.2.3 Interpolation.............................................................................................................. 354.2.4 Permanent Rivers with Elevation .......................................................................... 394.2.5 Algorithm................................................................................................................... 404.2.6 Post Processing of Output Data ............................................................................ 444.3 Evaluation of Potential Sites .......................................................................................... 444.3.1 Head Measurements................................................................................................. 444.3.2 On-Site Measurements of Flow ............................................................................. 45vii