Soroti Solar Power Station | |
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Country | Uganda |
Location | Soroti, Soroti District [1] |
Coordinates | 01°41′06″N 33°39′29″E / 1.68500°N 33.65806°E |
Status | Operational |
Construction began | December 2015 [2] [3] |
Commission date | 12 December 2016 [4] |
Owner(s) | Total Eren |
Solar farm | |
Type | Flat-panel PV |
Power generation | |
Nameplate capacity | 10 MW (13,000 hp) |
The Soroti Power Station is a 10 MW (13,000 hp) solar power plant in Uganda. [1] [3] [5] It was the largest grid-connected, "privately-funded solar power plant in Sub-Saharan Africa, outside of South Africa" at its commissioning and until the Pilot Solar Power Plant (20MW) of The Xsabo Group in Kabulasoke ( Kabulasoke Solar Power Station) in Central Uganda was completed and commissioned in January 2019. [6]
The power station is located in Soroti District, southeast of the city of Soroti in the Eastern Region of Uganda, approximately 282 kilometres (175 mi) by road north-east of Kampala, the country's capital and largest city. [1] [7]
The geographical coordinates of Soroti Solar Power Station are 1°41'06.0"N, 33°39'29.0"E (Latitude:1.685000; Longitude:33.658056). [8]
The power station has a 10 megawatt capacity. Its output is sold directly to the Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited for integration into the national grid. The power is evacuated via a substation near the station. It has been estimated that the energy generated could power approximately 40,000 homes located near the station, thereby minimizing transmission losses. [9] The power station, which consists of 32,680 photovoltaic panels, is Uganda's first grid-connected solar plant. [10] The power station sits on 33 acres (13 ha) of land. [11]
The power station was developed by a consortium of Access Power Limited (through its subsidiary Access Uganda Solar), a company based in the United Arab Emirates, [12] [13] [14] and TSK Electrónica y Electricidad, a company based in Spain. They won the competitive bidding and were awarded the development contract at the same time as the developers of the Tororo Solar Power Station. [15]
As of February 2022, the power station has been sold to and is now owned by Total Eren, the renewable energy subsidiary of the French energy conglomerate, TotalEnergies. [16]
The construction costs were US$19 million. [10] The project received partial funding from the European Union Infrastructure Trust Fund through KfW. [17] On 12 December 2016, the solar plant was switched on. [4] [18]
Soroti Solar Power Station | |
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Country | Uganda |
Location | Soroti, Soroti District [1] |
Coordinates | 01°41′06″N 33°39′29″E / 1.68500°N 33.65806°E |
Status | Operational |
Construction began | December 2015 [2] [3] |
Commission date | 12 December 2016 [4] |
Owner(s) | Total Eren |
Solar farm | |
Type | Flat-panel PV |
Power generation | |
Nameplate capacity | 10 MW (13,000 hp) |
The Soroti Power Station is a 10 MW (13,000 hp) solar power plant in Uganda. [1] [3] [5] It was the largest grid-connected, "privately-funded solar power plant in Sub-Saharan Africa, outside of South Africa" at its commissioning and until the Pilot Solar Power Plant (20MW) of The Xsabo Group in Kabulasoke ( Kabulasoke Solar Power Station) in Central Uganda was completed and commissioned in January 2019. [6]
The power station is located in Soroti District, southeast of the city of Soroti in the Eastern Region of Uganda, approximately 282 kilometres (175 mi) by road north-east of Kampala, the country's capital and largest city. [1] [7]
The geographical coordinates of Soroti Solar Power Station are 1°41'06.0"N, 33°39'29.0"E (Latitude:1.685000; Longitude:33.658056). [8]
The power station has a 10 megawatt capacity. Its output is sold directly to the Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited for integration into the national grid. The power is evacuated via a substation near the station. It has been estimated that the energy generated could power approximately 40,000 homes located near the station, thereby minimizing transmission losses. [9] The power station, which consists of 32,680 photovoltaic panels, is Uganda's first grid-connected solar plant. [10] The power station sits on 33 acres (13 ha) of land. [11]
The power station was developed by a consortium of Access Power Limited (through its subsidiary Access Uganda Solar), a company based in the United Arab Emirates, [12] [13] [14] and TSK Electrónica y Electricidad, a company based in Spain. They won the competitive bidding and were awarded the development contract at the same time as the developers of the Tororo Solar Power Station. [15]
As of February 2022, the power station has been sold to and is now owned by Total Eren, the renewable energy subsidiary of the French energy conglomerate, TotalEnergies. [16]
The construction costs were US$19 million. [10] The project received partial funding from the European Union Infrastructure Trust Fund through KfW. [17] On 12 December 2016, the solar plant was switched on. [4] [18]