Uganda: Feasibility study sought for Nalubaale and Kiira plants

Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited (UEGCL) invites expressions of interest by 11 September for consulting services for a feasibility study for the rehabilitation and optimisation of the Nalubaale and Kiira hydropower plants. The 180MW Nalubaale and 200MW Kiira hydropower plants are located at the source of the River Nile, near Jinja on Lake Victoria. The ten 18MW units of Nalubaale were commissioned in stages between 1954 and 1968, while the five 40MW units of Kiira were brought on line between 2000 and 2004.