Under the turnkey contract signed with Italian civil works constructor Salini Hydro, Alstom Hydro will provide five turbine-generator units, control and protection systems and balance of plant. Manufacturing will be shared among the group’s facilities in France, Switzerland and India. The project is scheduled to be completed by 2011.
The Bujagali run-of-river scheme will reuse the water released from the Nalubaale and Kiira upstream hydro plants, which are reportedly the country’s only important electricity generating facilities. Once commissioned, Bujagali is expected to relieve Uganda’s acute power shortage.
The project is a public-private partnership between the government of Uganda, a state-owned transmission company UETCL, and Bujagali Energy, a consortium of private sponsors.
Philippe Cochet, president of Alstom Hydro, said: This contract reinforces Alstom’s presence in Africa where we have been building hydro plants for decades. Our successes there are due to our offer of integrated solutions and advanced technology.
