Gwere-Luzira Power Station

Gwere-Luzira Power Station is a 0.5KW pico-hydroelectric power project located across River Amoa, in Moyo District, in Northern Uganda.

Location

The power station is located in the Village of Gwere-Luzira, near the town of Metu, in Moyo District. This location lies approximately , by road, northeast of Moyo, the location of the district headquarters and the largest town in the district. The approximate coordinates of Gwere-Luzira Power Station are:03 40 12N, 31 46 52E (Latitude:3.6700; Longitude:31.7810). The coordinates are approximate because the power station does not yet appear on most publicly available maps.

Overview

The power station is owned by the villagers of Gwere-Luzira Village, through their association called Lomgbwo Self-help Hydro Electricity Project, formed in 2009. Having raised an initial UGX:6 million (approximately US$3,000), they approached Promotion of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Programme (PREEP), a program of the German Company for International Cooperation (GIZ), a subsidiary of the German Federal Government. PREEP assisted with the purchase of the generation and transmission equipment. The villagers constructed the dam themselves with technical supervision from PREEP.

, a total of UGX:17 million (approximately US$7,500) has been invested in the project. The power station has a capacity to generate 500Watts (0.5KW), enough to power 300 homes, each with two light bulbs. The project is economically self-sustaining and is able to employ three full-time employees. Plans are underway to increase power output to 5KW.

See also

  • List of power stations in Uganda
  • List of hydropower stations in Africa
  • List of hydroelectric power stations
  • Moyo
  • Moyo District