| Nyamagasani II Hydroelectric Power Station | |
| Location Map: | Uganda |
| Location Map Caption: | Map of Uganda showing the location of Nyamagasani 2 Hydroelectric Power Station |
| Coordinates: | 0.13°N 29.9425°W |
| Country: | Uganda |
| Location: | Kyarumba, Kasese District |
| Status: | UC |
| Owner: | Nyamagasani 2 Hydroelectric Power Project Limited |
| Dam Crosses: | Nyamagasani River |
| Res Elevation: | 1392m (4,567feet) |
| Plant Commission: | 2019 (expected) |
| Plant Type: | R |
| Plant Turbines: | 3 |
| Plant Capacity: | 5MW |
Nyamagasani II Hydroelectric Power Station, also 'Nyamagasani 2 Hydroelectric Power Station, is a mini hydro power station, under construction in the Western Region of Uganda.[1]
The power station is located near the village of Kyarumba, in Kaghema parish, Kyarumba sub-county, in Kasese District, in the foothills of the Rwenzori Mountains.[1] This about 45.5km (28.3miles), by road, southwest of Kasese, the nearest large town and the location of the district headquarters.[2] Nyamagasani II Power Station lies close to and immediately downstream of its sister station Nyamagasani I Hydroelectric Power Station, which is under simultaneously development, by the same developers.[1] Nyamagasani 2 is located at an altitude of about 1392m (4,567feet).[3]
Nyamagasani II HEPS is a run-of-river mini-hydro power plant, whose planned installed capacity is 5 MW.[1] The project company, Nyamagasani 2 HPP Limited, is majority-owned by DI Frontier Market Energy & Carbon Fund, a Denmark-based renewable energy investment company.[4]
The project received GetFit approval in June 2015, and financial close was achieved in 2016. Construction started in 2017. Completion was initially expected in the fourth quarter of 2018.[1] As of June 2019, completion and commissioning were expected during the second half of 2019.[5]
Construction is budgeted to cost US$19.8 million, with US$3.7 million in GetFit subsidies. The funding includes money to build new 33 kV high-voltage lines to evacuate the power generated to Nkenda sub-station,[1] approximately 36km (22miles), to the northeast of Kyarumba, as the crow flies.[6] This includes power generated from the adjacent Nyamagasi 1 Power station.[1]