UGA

Lugogo Substation — 50 MW Oil

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Lugogo Substation is a 50 MW oil power plant located in Uganda. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
50 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2015

Year online

Owner
Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited

Operator

Location
0.36, 32.69

Coordinates

Insights

#4
largest in Uganda
#652
largest Oil worldwide
#13,085
largest worldwide
2015
18 yrs newer than avg
5
operated by Uganda Electricity Generation…
5
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Oil
Capacity
50 MW
Commissioned
2015
Status
Operational
Owner
Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited
Country
UGA
Coordinates
0.358, 32.694

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
113,880 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
3,416,400 t

over ~30 yrs

Intensity
650 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

24,757
cars per year
15,184
homes per year
5,176,364
trees to offset

Indicative estimate from standard life-cycle emission and capacity factors — not a measured figure. Open calculator

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About this plant

Lugogo Substation is a 50 MW oil power plant in Uganda, with a single operator. It is the only oil plant in the country, commissioned in 2011.

Ranked #1 of 1 oil plants in Uganda, Lugogo Substation accounts for 100% of the country’s oil capacity of 50 MW. The largest oil plant in Uganda is also Lugogo Substation at 50 MW.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Bujagali Falls (250 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the Central Region of Uganda, approximately 10 km from Kampala.

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