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12-686: The power station is located at Kimaka , a northern suburb of Jinja , in Jinja District , in the Eastern Region of Uganda, approximately 5.5 kilometres (3 mi) northwest of the central business district of the city of Jinja . Kiira Power Station operates next to the Nalubaale Power Station at the point where the River Nile pours out of Lake Victoria , starting its 6,650 kilometres (4,130 mi) journey to

24-516: A 50 MW thermal power plant that uses heavy fuel oil , is located adjacent to Kiira Power Station . The landmarks in Kimaka or near its borders include: 00°27′01″N 33°11′30″E  /  0.45028°N 33.19167°E  / 0.45028; 33.19167 Jinja Airport Jinja Airport ( IATA : JIN , ICAO : HUJI ) is a small civilian and military airport in Uganda . It serves

36-703: Is divided into the Eastern Zone, east of the Jinja-Budondo Road, and the Western Zone, to the west of that road. The Eastern Zone is dominated by Jinja Airport and the Uganda Senior Command and Staff College . The Western Zone is primarily composed of middle class residential neighborhoods and, closer to the River Nile , by the three hydroelectric dams from south to north: Nalubaale , Kiira , and Bujagali . Kimaka Power Station,

48-575: The Mediterranean Sea . The coordinates of Kiira Hydroelectric Power Station are: 0°27'01.0"N, 33°11'08.0"E (Latitude:0.450272; Longitude:33.185558). In 1993, work started on the Nalubaale Power Station extension project. The new project is a second powerhouse located about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) northeast of the Nalubaale Power Station, which was built in 1954. A new canal was cut to bring water from Lake Victoria to

60-707: The Nile River , (from Nalubaale Power Station to Bujagali Power Station ), to the south by the Kampala-Jinja Highway (from Nalubaale Power Station to the first roundabout as one enters Jinja from Kampala), to the east by Qaddafi Barracks and to the north by the area north of the Jinja Airport . This location is about 3.6 kilometres (2.2 mi) from the central business district of Jinja. The coordinates of Kimaka are:0°27'01.0"N, 33°11'30.0"E (Latitude:0.450278; Longitude:33.191667). Kimaka

72-661: The South African energy company, to cover both Kiira Power Station and nearby Nalubaale Power Station . Eskom sells the electricity it generates to the Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited (UETCL), the authorized single buyer. UETCL resells the power to Umeme , the energy distributor. The 20-year concession with Eskom for both dams expired on 31 March 2023 and was not renewed. Effective 1 April 2023, Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited (UEGCL) took over

84-702: The Uganda Civil Aviation Authority . Jinja Airport hosts the Vine Air Flight Academy (VAFA), one of the licensed flight academies in Uganda. In April 2024, the New Vision reported that Uganda Civil Aviation Authority had earmarked USh20 billion (US$ 5.3 million) to improve the tarmacking of 1,800 metres (5,900 ft) runway, and of the taxiway, strengthening the tarmacking of the airport apron, and construction of

96-410: The end of its operational life". The new equipment was manufactured and installed by Andrtiz Hydro GmbH and has a guaranteed life cycle of 15 years. The equipment cost USh5 billion (approx. US$ 1.4 million) (approx. €1.15 million), paid by Eskom Uganda. Kimaka Kimaka is a neighborhood in the city of Jinja , in the Eastern Region of Uganda . Kimaka is bordered by to the west by

108-501: The extension was named the "Kiira Power Station". Design and project management of the extension project was by Acres International (now part of Hatch Ltd ), Canada. In 2002, the government of Uganda , through the Uganda Electricity Generation Company , a 100 percent parastatal , awarded a 20-year operational, management, and maintenance concession to Eskom Uganda Limited, a subsidiary of Eskom ,

120-500: The management of the power stations and absorbed 93 percent of Eskom Uganda staff. In April 2021, the Daily Monitor newspaper reported that Eskom Uganda, the concessionaire for this dam had replaced the "electronic governor", which "controls the flow of water through the turbines". The system controls the rate of water flow and thus the amount of power output by the dam. This equipment was last replaced in 2007 and "had reached

132-470: The new powerhouse. Major construction was completed in 1999. The first electricity generated from two units out of the installed five units, came online in 2000. As of 2003, three of the five hydro power generators had been installed. Installation of the fifth and final turbine was completed in January 2007. Each unit at the extension has a capacity of 40 megawatts. During official opening ceremonies in 2003,

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144-465: The town of Jinja in Jinja District , Busoga , Eastern Region . It is adjacent to the Uganda Senior Command and Staff College of the Uganda People's Defence Force at Kimaka , a suburb of Jinja. It is approximately 95 kilometres (59 mi), by air, east of Entebbe International Airport , the country's largest airport. Jinja Airport is one of 13 upcountry airports that are administered by

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