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Mubuku-310.5 MW Hydroelectric

HydroRenewable

Mubuku-3 is a 10.5 MW hydro power plant in Uganda. Ranked #5 of 6 hydro plants in Uganda, it represents 1.58% of the country's total hydro capacity of 666 MW. The largest hydro plant in Uganda is Bujagali Falls at 250 MW, making Mubuku-3 23.8 times smaller. The nearest plant is Bugoye (11 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the Kasese District, approximately 350 km west of Kampala.

Capacity
10.5 MW
Commissioning Year
2019

7 years old

Owner
Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited
Location
0.3241°, 30.0460°

Uganda, Africa

Context & rankings
  • 8. largest of 11 plants in Uganda
  • #23,510 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #5,428 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
  • 1.36% of the installed capacity of Uganda
Age & fleet comparison

7 years in operation

Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years

Operator portfolio

Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited operates 5 plants totalling 456 MW

Regional density

1 plants within 100 km, 11 MW combined

Nearest plant: Bugoye (6.1 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 0.324100, 30.046000
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Mubuku-3 is a hydro power plant producing approximately 37 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.

Lifecycle emissions: ~24 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Hydro
Energy Source
Renewable
Country
Uganda
Continent
Africa
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

UgandaEnergy Profile

11
Total Plants
0.8 GW
Total Capacity
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