Buranga Geothermal Power Station
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| location = Buranga Hot Springs
Bundibugyo District
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The Buranga Geothermal Power Station, is a proposed {{convert|100|MW|abbr=on}} geothermal power station in Uganda.{{cite web|title=Uganda, Tanzaniaz start geothermal projects to plug power deficit |
url=http://www.monitor.co.ug/Business/Commodities/Uganda--Tz-start-geothermal-projects-plug-power-deficit/-/688610/3087074/-/y5oxqu/-/index.html |accessdate=16 March 2016 |date=22 February 2016 |first=Kennedy|last=Senelwa
|newspaper=Daily Monitor |location=Kampala}}
Location
The power station would be located at Buranga Hot Springs, off the Fort Portal–Bundibugyo–Lamia Road in Bundibugyo District, approximately {{convert|61|km|0}}, by road, northwest of Fort Portal, the nearest large city.{{google maps|
url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Fort+Portal/Buranga+Hot+Springs/@0.7872366,30.0833048,11z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x1763da423ccd41c1:0xb3115cac70684750!2m2!1d30.2801166!2d0.6546257!1m5!1m1!1s0x1763e1e76c2a0347:0xe404717dd2dd5ffb!2m2!1d30.1666667!2d0.8333333!3e0 |title=Road Distance Between Fort Portal, Uganda And Buranga Hot Springs, Uganda |access-date=8 August 2021}} This location is approximately {{convert|355|km|0}}, by road, west of Kampala, Uganda's capital city.{{google maps|
url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Kampala/Buranga+Hot+Springs/@0.3063158,30.25321,8z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x177dbc0f9d74b39b:0x4538903dd96b6fec!2m2!1d32.5825197!2d0.3475964!1m5!1m1!1s0x1763e1e76c2a0347:0xe404717dd2dd5ffb!2m2!1d30.1666667!2d0.8333333!3e0 |title=Road Distance Between Kampala, Central Region, Uganda and Buranga Hot Springs, Bundibugyo District, Western Region, Uganda |access-date=8 August 2021}} The coordinates of Buranga Hot Springs are 0°49'59.0"N, 30°10'01.0"E (Latitude:0.833062; Longitude:30.166947).{{google maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/0%C2%B049'59.0%22N+30%C2%B010'01.0%22E/@0.8330674,30.1647637,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0 |title=Location of Buranga Hot Springs |access-date=16 March 2016}}
Overview
As part of efforts to diversify the national electricity sources, the government of Uganda licensed Green Impact Development Services (GIDS) to drill an exploratory well in the Buranga Hot Springs area. Pre-feasibility studies at this location have indicated subsurface water temperatures of {{convert|150|C}} to {{convert|200|C}}, which are suitable for electricity generation.{{cite web|title=Geothermal energy to be a source of electricity in Uganda and Tanzania | date=26 February 2016 |
url=http://constructionreviewonline.com/2016/02/geothermal-energy-source-electricity-uganda-tanzania |work=Construction Review Online |author=Construction Review Online |access-date=16 March 2016 |location=Nairobi, Kenya}} GIDS plans to drill three deep wells and to generate at least 30 megawatts from each well.{{cite web |work=The EastAfrican |
url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201602222627.html | title=Uganda, Tanzania in Geothermal Projects to Plug Power Deficit | date=20 February 2016 |access-date=16 March 2016 | author=Kennedy Senelwa | location=Nairobi}} However some sources have indicated that these plans may be too ambitious for a greenfield site with no prior history of geothermal output.{{cite web| url=https://www.thinkgeoenergy.com/buranga-geothermal-prospect-in-uganda-estimated-at-100-mw/ |title=Buranga geothermal prospect in Uganda estimated at 100 MW |work=Thinkgeoenergy.com |date=8 February 2016 |author=Africa Stopover |access-date=9 August 2021 |location=Reykjavik, Iceland}}
Funding
Recent developments
Following an explosion at a drilling site located at Kibiro in Hoima District on the night of 29 March 2020, the Uganda Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development halted drilling at that site, at another site in Panyimur, Pakwach District and at the Buranga site in Bundibugyo District. Drilling may resume after a detailed "environmental and social impact assessment" (ESIA) is conducted.{{cite web|
url=https://www.afrik21.africa/en/uganda-geothermal-exploration-suspended-in-kibiro-panyimur-and-buranga/ |work=Afrik21.africa | date=30 April 2021 |title=Uganda: Geothermal exploration suspended in Kibiro, Panyimur and Buranga |access-date=8 August 2021 |author=Jean Marie Takouleu |location=Paris, France}}
See also
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References
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External links
- [http://afkinsider.com/79236/rise-east-africa-alternative-energy-mecca/ The Rise of East Africa As An Alternative Energy Mecca]
Category:Geothermal power stations in Uganda
Category:Proposed geothermal power stations