Opuyo–Moroto High Voltage Power Line | |
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Location | |
Country | Uganda |
Coordinates | 1°40′39″N 33°40′37″E / 1.677500°N 33.676944°E |
General direction | South to North |
From | Opuyo, Uganda |
Passes through | Katakwi, Napak |
To | Moroto Town, Uganda |
Ownership information | |
Owner | Government of Uganda |
Partners | Islamic Development Bank |
Operator | Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited |
Construction information | |
Contractors | Nanjing Paji Steel Power Manufacturing Company Limited of China |
Construction started | 2017 |
Commissioned | June 2021 |
Technical information | |
Type of current | AC |
Total length | 160 km (99 mi) |
AC voltage | 132kV |
No. of circuits | 2 |
The Opuyo–Moroto High Voltage Power Line is a high voltage electricity power line, connecting the high voltage substation at Opuyo, a southern suburb of the city of Soroti, in the Eastern Region to another high voltage substation at Moroto, in the Northern Region of Uganda. [1] The power line was energized in June 2021. [2]
The 132 kilo Volt power line starts at the Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited (UETCL) 132kV substation at Opuyo, Soroti District, in Uganda's Eastern Region, approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi), by road, south-east of Soroti, the largest urban center in the Teso sub-region. [3] The power line travels in a general north-easterly direction to end at another 132kV substation, also owned by UETCL, located at Moroto City, in Moroto District, a total distance of about 160 kilometres (99 mi). The road distance between Opuyo and Moroto is about 176 kilometres (109 mi), but the power line is a little shorter, because it does not always follow the road. [4]
The power line was developed as part of plans to improve grid power delivery and reliability to the districts that constitute the Karamoja sub-region. Using US$80 million, borrowed from the Islamic Development Bank, the government of Uganda funded the construction of this power line, including a new substation at Moroto. Grid electricity was introduced in Karamoja in 2013, but distribution remains sparse. [1]
Each of the five districts in the Karamoja sub-region is expected to receive a feeder line off this power line, to bring grid electricity closer to the people who need it. [1] [5]
Supervision of works contract was awarded to Ghods Niroo Engineering Company . [1]
Nanjing Daji Steel Tower Manufacturing Company Limited of China, is the main contractor on this project. Construction began in July 2017 [1] and was concluded in 2021, with commercial commissioning in June 2021. [2]