| Angololo Multipurpose Dam | |
| Location Map: | Uganda |
| Location Map Caption: | Map of Uganda showing the location of Angololo Multipurpose Dam |
| Coordinates: | 0.7369°N 34.3097°W |
| Country: | Uganda |
| Location: | Kalait, Tororo District, Eastern Region |
| Purpose: | Drinking, Irrigation & Power |
| Status: | P |
| Construction Began: | April 2023 Expected |
| Opening: | H2: 2025 Estimate |
| Cost: | US$1,830,000 |
| Operator: | UETCL |
| Dam Crosses: | Malaba River |
| Dam Height: | 30m (100feet) |
| Dam Volume: | 43000000m2 |
| Res Elevation: | 1400m (4,600feet) |
| Plant Commission: | 2026 (expected) |
| Plant Capacity: | 1.75MW |
The Angololo Multipurpose Dam is a planned dam across the Malaba River, at the border between Kenya and Uganda. The dam will create a reservoir capable of storing 43000000m2 of water for drinking, irrigation and power generation. An estimated 3300ha are expected to come under irrigation (1180ha in Kenya and 2120ha in Uganda), with water from this dam. The dam is expected to benefit at least 127,300 people in both countries. The dam is also expected to support a mini-hydroelectric power station with capacity of 1.75 megawatts.[1]
Angololo Dam would be located in Kalait Village, in Tororo District, in the Eastern Region of Uganda. The power station would be located across the Malaba River, which forms the international border between Kenya and Uganda.[2] This is approximately 15km (09miles) by road, northeast of the town of Tororo, where the headquarters of Tororo District are located. Kalait Village is approximately 52km (32miles) southeast of Mbale, the largest city in Uganda's Eastern Region.
The dam at this location has been in the plans as far back as 2010. That year, the Nile Equatorial Lakes Subsidiary Action Program (NELSAP) carried out prefeasibility studies with financing in form of grants from the Royal Government of Norway and the Royal Government of Sweden. Following these discoveries, the governments of the two East African countries requested NELSAP to integrate the dam into "its pipeline of projects for further appraisal and development". The project's catchment area measures 430km2.[3]
NELSAP undertook a full feasibility study, detailed project designs, conducted environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA), developed a resettlement and compensation action plan (RCAP), and prepared tender documents. This phase of development took 34 months and concluded in July 2022. It cost an estimated US$1.83 million.[3] [4]
As of July 2022, the cost of construction has not been made public. Funding is expected in form of a loan from New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD). This project received financing support from the African Development Bank during the feasibility study stage.[1] [4]
This water supply project is expected to increase the potable water supply to the towns of Tororo, Manafwa and Namisindwa in Uganda, and to Busia and Bungoma in Kenya.[1]