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Case Study: Bujagali Hydropower Project
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The Bujagali Hydropower Project ("Bujagali") is a 250 MW hydro station located
near Jinja, Uganda
In August 2012, Sithe Global, through its majority owned subsidiary, commissioned
Bujagali, the largest generating station in Uganda
Bujagali has served as a catalyst for economic growth by eliminating load-shedding
and by replacing expensive thermal generation with lower cost electricity
Key project benefits:
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Nearly doubled Uganda's peak generating capacity; increased installed capacity by 44%
Prior to commissioning, load-shedding averaged nearly 12 hours per day, resulting in GDP
reductions of 1% to 1.5% annually
Tariffs are ~66% lower than the marginal cost of electricity as of the commissioning date
(Government of Uganda was spending ~US$ 115 MM per year on fuel subsidies)
Availability has averaged 99.1% over the past 6 months, and 98.5% since the start of
commercial operations
Bujagali's project cost of $3,600 per kilowatt is almost the same as AHP's cost per
kilowatt (excluding the transmission line for both projects)
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Unlike Bujagali, AHP includes a 270 km transmission line as part of the financing
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