Power Stations in Uganda - Bagasse-Fired Power Stations in Uganda, Hydroelectric Power Stations in Uganda, Oil-Fired Power Stations in Uganda (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Bagasse-Fired Power Stations in Uganda, Hydroelectric Power Stations in Uganda, Oil-Fired Power Stations in Uganda, Nalubaale Hydroelectric Power Station, Bugala Power Station, Nyagak Power Station, Bujagali Hydroelectric Power Station, Paidha, Kakira Power Station, Kisiizi Power Station, Tororo Power Station, Buseruka Power Station, Kiira Hydroelectric Power Station. Excerpt: Nalubaale Power Station, often known by its old name, Owen Falls Dam, is a hydroelectric power station across the White Nile near to its source at Lake Victoria in Uganda. Nalubaale is the Luganda name for Lake Victoria. In 1947, Sir Charles Redvers Westlake(an English engineer) reported to the Colonial Government of Uganda recommending the construction of a hydroelectric dam at Owen Falls near the city of Jinja, which in turn led to the establishment of the Uganda Electricity Board (UEB), with Westlake as its first chairman. The dam was completed in 1954, submerging Ripon Falls. It supplies electricity to Uganda and parts of neighbouring Kenya. Maintenance and availability of the station declined seriously during the government of Idi Amin. Prior to that, water levels on Lake Victoria were moderated by a natural rock dam on the north side of the lake. Rising lake waters would spill over the natural dam into the White Nile, which flowed through Uganda, Sudan, and Egypt before emptying into the Mediterranean Sea. When water levels dropped too low, flow into the river ceased. When the current dam was built, a treaty between Uganda and Egypt ensured that the natural flow of the Nile would not be altered by the dam. The rating of the Nalubaale power station is 180MW. Originally it was designed for ten turbines rated at 15MW each ( giving a total of 150MW). The station was... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1239041