What is the Muzizi Power Station?

The Muzizi Power Station is a proposed 45 megawatts (60,000 hp) hydroelectric power project in Uganda. The project, which has been planned for several years, has received a funding commitment from KfW and the French Development Agency.

What is the Muzizi hydropower project?

Muzizi Hydropower Project. Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited (UEGCL) is developing the 48MW Muzizi Hydro Power project (HPP) at the lower course of the Muzizi River in Western Uganda, South east of Lake Albert with the powerhouse approximately 6km upstream of Lake Albert at the eastern flank of the Albertine Graben.

What is wind power?

Wind power is the use of wind energy to generate useful work. Historically, wind power was used by sails, windmills and windpumps, but today it is mostly used to generate electricity. This article deals only with wind power for electricity generation.

Where are wind turbines installed?

Wind turbines are typically installed in windy locations. In the image, wind power generators in Spain, near an Osborne bull. Wind power is variable, and during low wind periods, it may need to be replaced by other power sources.

What is the capacity of Muzizi HPP?

Muzizi HPP has a gross head of 468 m and a design discharge of 12 m³/s. A reservoir with a live storage volume of 270,000m3 at El. 1092.5 m asl shall form a part of the project to suffice 4 hours of daily peaking capacity of the hydropower station.

How a wind power plant can save space?

The space required for the wind turbine is less compared to other power plants. In most of the cases, the wind turbines are placed on the seashore and in some cases, it is also installed in the sea to save space. A wind power plant can be a grid-connected plant or it can be directly used in the remote area where a grid is not possible to reach.