Demonstrating that large-

scale private power projects

can be built in sub-Saharan
Africa
CASE STUDY: HYDROPOWER SOLUTIONS
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Kaplan Hydropower Plant
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PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS
Addresses Uganda's acute
power shortages
49% of Uganda's electricity
generating capacity
Doubles the previous
existing installed base of the
entire country
Bujagali Hydropower Plant
90%
of Uganda's electricity
generated by renewable power
POWERING UGANDA FROM THE NILE
Jhe Bujaqali hydrccwer lant is a landmark rcject cn several levels. Lccated sc km
lrcm the caital city, Kamala, it is a run cl river scheme cn the Nile Piver.
Jhe zsc MW rcject sulied by Alstcm nct cnly ends uganda's power shortage, it
alsc demcnstrates that |arge-sca|e pr|vate power projects can be bo||t |n sob-
Saharan 4fr|ca.
Jhe hydrc-electrcmechanical equiment cl Bujaqali was rccured, manulactured,
erected and ccmmissicned by Alstcm under a ccntract siqned with ltalian LPC 8 civil
wcrks ccnstructcr Salini lydrc Ltd in july zcc. Jhe ccntract lcllcws Alstcm's
successlul ccmleticn cl the 0wen Falls (ncw Nalubaale) extensicn in uqanda.
Alstcm's scce cl suly ccvered all electrc-mechanical equiment, includinq:
s x s0 MW torb|neIgenerator on|ts, contro| and protect|on systems and ba|ance of
p|ant {80). lydrc-mechanical equiment included: twc bcttcm cutlet radial qates,
cne lla qate, ten lixed wheel qates, stclcqs, trashracks and trashrack cleaninq and
liltinq cranes. Jhe ccntrcl and rctecticn system includes torb|ne speed govern|ng
systems, generator exc|tat|on systems and a contro| room to manage the ent|re
p|ant. Jhe B0P includes a 1sz kv sobstat|on lcr ccnnecticn tc a newly built
transmissicn line that ccnnects tc the qrid.
0n sth 0ctcber zciz, the zsc MW Bujaqali lydrccwer Plant was inauqurated and
ncw rcvides s per cent of the coontry's e|ectr|c|ty generat|ng capac|ty, and
almcst doob|es the prev|oos ex|st|ng |nsta||ed base of the ent|re coontry.
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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
CASE STUDY: BUJAGALI
Generator installation at Bujagali
Jhe rcjet's live turbines were desiqned and manulactured in twc cl Alstcm's qlcbal
technclcqy centres- twc turbines in 6rencble, France and three turbines in vadcdcra,
lndia. Jhe units desiqned and manulactured in lndia are art cl Alstcm's internal
transler cl technclcqy.
For more information
please contact Alstom

Alstom
4, avenue Andr Malraux
92309 Levallois-Perret Cedex
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Phone: +33 1 41 49 20 00
Visit us online: www.alstom.com
Information contained in this document is indicative only. No representation or warranty is given or should be relied on that it is complete or correct or will apply
to any particular project. This will depend on the technical and commercial circumstances. It is provided without liability and is subject to change without notice.
Reproduction, use or disclosure to third parties, without express written authority, is strictly prohibited. Alstom contributes to the protection of the environment.
This leaflet is printed on environmentally friendly paper.
Kaplan turbine installed at Bujagali
KAPLAN TURBINES
Jhis tye cl run-cl-river rcject with a lcw head is ideally suited lcr Kalan turbines.
Jyically they are desiqned lcr high flow, low head applications between is and
cm and unit cututs lrcm sc tc zsc MW with even biqqer cututs currently under
study. When used in a run cl river ccnliquraticn, Kalan cwer lants can hel tc
acccmmcdate smaller-sized reservoirs, limiting the impact on the environment.
Alstcm's Kalan turbines are characterized by adjustable blades and wicket gates
which enable them tc deliver efficient output over a wide range of heads and
discharge - an imcrtant leature qiven they are lrequently used where river llcws
vary siqnilicantly with the seascn. Jheir vertical ccnliquraticn allcws larqer runner
diameters (cver icm), which increases unit cwer and decreases the number cl units
needed. Alstom has been leading the way in innovating Kaplan power plants lcr
increased erlcrmance and reliability lcr its custcmers, since it introduced its first
Kaplan turbine in 1925.
unlike cther rcjects, which ccmmcnly use lixed blade turbines cr 'rcellers', the
Bujagali turbines feature moveable blades. Lach turbine has live blades. Kalan
units can tyically have lcur, live cr six blades deendinq cn the head, althcuqh the
live-blade market is rcbably currently the biqqest.
3D drawing of Bujagali hydropower plant
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