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The '''Mubuku III Power Station''', is a ''run of the river'' mini-hydropower installation, with installed capacity of 10 MW.<ref>{{cite web|
The '''Mubuku III Power Station''', is a ''run of the river'' mini-hydropower installation, with installed capacity of 10 MW.<ref>{{cite web|
url=http://www.mfcindustrial.com/profiles/investor/ResLibraryView.asp?ResLibraryID=64566&GoTopage=1&Category=1908&BzID=2017&G=335|title=MFC Industrial Limited: Results For The First Six Months Of 2013: Hydroelectric Power Station Update|
url=http://www.mfcindustrial.com/profiles/investor/ResLibraryView.asp?ResLibraryID=64566&GoTopage=1&Category=1908&BzID=2017&G=335|title=MFC Industrial Limited: Results For The First Six Months Of 2013: Hydroelectric Power Station Update|
date=14 August 2013|accessdate=7 May 2014|publisher=MFC Industrial Limited (Canada)}}</ref> It became operational in 2008, having been built by Kasese Cobalt Company Limited, a company that extracts [[cobalt]] from the [[sludge]] left when [[copper]] is extracted out of [[copper ore]]. The excess power generated is sold to the national grid. Mubuku III Power Station is the third mini-hydropower station on River Mubuku. The other two are [[Mubuku I Power Station]], owned and operated by Kilembe Mines Limited, with installed capacity of 5 MW and [[Mubuku II Power Station]], also known as [[Bugoye Power Station]], with capacity of 13 MW, owned by '''Tronder Power Limited''', a [[Norway|Norwegian]] company.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/mobile/Detail.aspx?NewsID=642322&CatID=442| title=River Nyamwamba Spills Wrath|publisher=[[New Vision|New Vision Mobile]]| accessdate=7 May 2014|first=B|last=Masereka|date=2013}}</ref>
date=14 August 2013|accessdate=7 May 2014|publisher=MFC Industrial Limited (Canada)}}</ref> It became operational in 2008, having been built by Kasese Cobalt Company Limited, a company that extracts [[cobalt]] from the [[sludge]] left when [[copper]] is extracted out of [[copper ore]]. The excess power generated is sold to the national grid. Mubuku III Power Station is the third mini-hydropower station on River Mubuku. The other two are [[Mubuku I Power Station]], owned and operated by Kilembe Mines Limited, with installed capacity of 5 MW and [[Mubuku II Power Station]], also known as [[Bugoye Power Station]], with capacity of 13 MW, owned by '''Tronder Power Limited''', a [[Norway|Norwegian]] company.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/mobile/Detail.aspx?NewsID=642322&CatID=442|title=River Nyamwamba Spills Wrath|publisher=[[New Vision|New Vision Mobile]]|accessdate=7 May 2014|first=B|last=Masereka|date=2013|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505055843/http://www.newvision.co.ug/mobile/Detail.aspx?NewsID=642322&CatID=442|archivedate=5 May 2014|df=}}</ref>


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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://maps.google.co.ug/maps?q=0.26334000N,+30.12000E&hl=en&ll=0.263714,30.119405&spn=0.019312,0.030556&sll=0.2638,30.119405&sspn=0.019312,0.030556&vpsrc=0&t=p&z=15 Estimated Location of Mubuku III Power Station At Google Maps]
* [http://maps.google.co.ug/maps?q=0.26334000N,+30.12000E&hl=en&ll=0.263714,30.119405&spn=0.019312,0.030556&sll=0.2638,30.119405&sspn=0.019312,0.030556&vpsrc=0&t=p&z=15 Estimated Location of Mubuku III Power Station At Google Maps]
* [http://www.kasese.go.ug/index.htm Kasese District Homepage]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120330200220/http://www.kasese.go.ug/index.htm Kasese District Homepage]


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Mubuku III Power Station
Mubuku III Hydroelectric Power Station is located in Uganda
Mubuku III Hydroelectric Power Station
Map of Uganda showing the location of
Mubuku III Power Station
CountryUganda
LocationMubuku, Kasese District
Coordinates00°15′37″N 30°08′58″E / 0.26028°N 30.14944°E / 0.26028; 30.14944
StatusOperational
Owner(s)Kasese Cobalt Company Limited
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsMubuku River
Reservoir
Normal elevation1,180 m (3,870 ft)
Commission date2008
TypeRun-of-the-river
Turbines4
Installed capacity10 MW (13,000 hp)

Mubuku III Power Station is a 10 megawatts (13,000 hp) mini-hydroelectric power station in Uganda.

Location

The power station is located across the Mubuku River, near the town of Mubuku, Kasese District, in Western Uganda.[1] This location lies in the foothills of the Rwenzori Mountains, close to the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Mubuku lies approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi), by road, north of Kasese, the location of the district headquarters, and the nearest large city.[2]

Overview

The Mubuku III Power Station, is a run of the river mini-hydropower installation, with installed capacity of 10 MW.[3] It became operational in 2008, having been built by Kasese Cobalt Company Limited, a company that extracts cobalt from the sludge left when copper is extracted out of copper ore. The excess power generated is sold to the national grid. Mubuku III Power Station is the third mini-hydropower station on River Mubuku. The other two are Mubuku I Power Station, owned and operated by Kilembe Mines Limited, with installed capacity of 5 MW and Mubuku II Power Station, also known as Bugoye Power Station, with capacity of 13 MW, owned by Tronder Power Limited, a Norwegian company.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Mubuku III Power Station Is Located Near Mubuku, Kasese District". Kasese Cobalt Company Limited (KCCL). Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  2. ^ "Map Showing Kasese And Mubuku With Distance Marker". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  3. ^ "MFC Industrial Limited: Results For The First Six Months Of 2013: Hydroelectric Power Station Update". MFC Industrial Limited (Canada). 14 August 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  4. ^ Masereka, B (2013). "River Nyamwamba Spills Wrath". New Vision Mobile. Archived from the original on 5 May 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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