| Sindila Hydroelectric Power Station | |
| Coordinates: | 0.63°N 29.9781°W |
| Country: | Uganda |
| Location: | Sindila, Bundibugyo District |
| Status: | O |
| Construction Began: | February 2017 |
| Commissioned: | February 2019 |
| Cost: | US$17 million |
| Owner: | Sindila Power Company Uganda Limited |
| Ps Electrical Capacity: | 5.25MW |
| Ps Annual Generation: | 28GWh |
Sindila Hydroelectric Power Station, also Sindila Power Station, is an operational 5.25MW mini-hydropower station in the Western Region of Uganda.[1]
The power station is located across the Sindila River, just outside Rwenzori National Park, in Bundibugyo District, in Uganda's Western Region. This is about 20km (10miles), by road, southwest of the town of Bundibugyo, the nearest urban center and the location of the district headquarters.[2] This location is in close proximity of the 6.4MW Ndugutu Hydroelectric Power Station, which is owned by the same developer.[1]
Sindila HEPS is a run-of-river mini-hydro power plant whose planned maximum installed capacity is 5.9MW.[3] The project is owned by a consortium of investors as depicted in the ownership table below. The consortium that owns and is developing Sindila Power Station, also owns the nearby Ndugutu Hydroelectric Power Station.[4]
The special company vehicle known as Sindila Power Company Uganda Limited, is owned by the following corporate entities:[5]
| 1 | 87.0 | |
| 2 | KMRI LLC of the United States | |
| 3 | WK Power of South Africa | |
| 4 | Fieldstone Africa Investment Resources (FAIR) | |
| Total | 100.00 | |
Sindila Power Station received approval for GetFit support in October 2014. Financial close was reached on 30 January 2017.[5] Construction started in February 2017 and was completed in October 2019.[3] [5]
Construction is expected to cost US$17 million, with US$3.3 million in GetFit subsidies. Funding for reinforcement of the 33kV high-voltage evacuation line, that measures 87km (54miles) is included in the GetFit package. The power generated, together with that from the nearby Ndugutu Power Station, will be evacuated to Fort Portal and sold to Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited, under a renewable twenty-year power sales agreement.[3] [5]