Lugazi Thermal Power Station

Lugazi Power Station
Location of Lugazi Power Station in Uganda
Country	Uganda
Location	Lugazi, Buikwe District
Coordinates
Status	Operational
Commission date	1998
Owner(s)	Sugar Corporation of Uganda Limited
Thermal power station
Primary fuel	Bagasse
Power generation
Units operational	2 x 2.5 MW
Nameplate capacity	5 MW

Lugazi Power Station is an 5 MW bagasse-fired thermal power plant in Uganda, the third-largest economy in the East African Community.

Location

The power station is located on the campus of Sugar Corporation of Uganda Limited, the owners of the power station. This is located in the town of Lugazi, in Buikwe District, in Central Uganda. Lugazi lies approximately 48 kilometres (30 mi), along the Kampala-Jinja Highway, east of Kampala, the capital of Uganda and the largest city in that country. The coordinates of the power station are:0°22'48.0"N, 32°56'42.0"E (Latitude:0.3800; Longitude:32.9450).

Overview

Lugazi Power Station is owned and operated by Sugar Corporation of Uganda Limited (SCOUL), the third-largest sugar manufacturer in Uganda. The power station was designed and built around the sugar manufacturing plant of SCOUL. The fibrous residue from the process of crushing sugar cane, known as bagasse, is burnt to heat water in boilers and produce steam. The steam is pressurized and used to drive turbines which then generate electricity. The excess heat is used in the sugar manufacturing process. As of December 2010, the power station was capable of producing a maximum of 5MW of electricity, which was fully utilized internally by SCOUL. At that time, plans were underway to expand power production to 16MW, of which 7.4MW was to be sold to the grid and the remaining 8.6 was for internal use by SCOUL.

See also

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External links

• All Uganda's Three Major Sugar Factories Co-generate Electricity From Bagasse
• Analysis of Uganda's Present And Future Electricity Needs And Sources