Owen Falls
Owen Falls | |
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Nile River |
The Owen Falls was a
Location
The waterfalls were located approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi), north (downstream), of the point where the river leaves Lake Victoria. This is the location of Nalubaale Dam, previously called Owen Falls Dam.[1][2] The geographical location of the former Owen Falls are:00°26'37.0"N, 33°11'05.0"E (Latitude:0.443611; Longitude:33.184722).[3]
The power station
The original Owen Falls Power Station consisted of a concrete gravity dam with a close coupled intake powerhouse unit. It controls the Lake Victoria outflows through a series of ten turbines and six sluices in the dam. When fully opened, the six sluices provide a spill capacity of about 1,200 cubic metres per second (cumecs).[4]
At the time of its commissioning by
Rank | Year | Active Units | Unit Capacity | Total Capacity | Notes |
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1 | 1954 | 2 | 15 Megawatts | 30 Megawatts | [4] |
2 | 1955 | 4 | 15 | 60 | [4] |
3 | 1957 | 6 | 15 | 90 | [4] |
4 | 1958 | 7 | 15 | 105 | [4] |
5 | 1959 | 8 | 15 | 120 | [4] |
6 | 1966 | 9 | 15 | 135 | [4] |
7 | 1968 | 10 | 15 | 150 | [4] |
8 | 1996 | 10 | 18 | 180 | [4] |
Total | 10 | 18.00 | 180.00 | [4] |
Operations and upgrade
According to agreements between the Colonial British government and the
Due to neglect and lack of maintenance from 1971 until 1986, generation capacity at Owen Falls Dam deteriorated to 60 megawatts by 1986. This required repairs and rehabilitation, including the increase of each turbine's capacity from 15 megawatts to 18 megawatts, to meet demand. The power station's generation capacity reached 180 megawatts in 1996.[1][4]
Extension
The feasibility of increasing the power generating capacity of the Nile River at this location, was studied at the end of the 1980s by Acres International, which today is part of
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Dalton Wanyera (March 7, 2012). "Know Uganda: The Owen Falls Dam at 58". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
- Britannica.com. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
- ^ Google (April 20, 2020). "Location of the Former Owen Falls" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Ibrahim Kasita (February 3, 2012). "Owen Falls Dam: Powering Uganda For Five Decades". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
- ^ Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited (July 15, 2013). "Kiira Power Station, Formerly Known As Owen Falls Extension". Kampala: Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited. Archived from the original (Archived from the original on 23 May 2015) on May 23, 2015. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
External links
- The history of Owen Falls Dam As of 25 November 2019.