Nalubaale Hydroelectric Power Station | |
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Country | Uganda |
Location | Jinja |
Coordinates | 00°26′37″N 33°11′06″E / 0.44361°N 33.18500°E |
Purpose | Power |
Status | Operational |
Opening date | 1954 |
Operator(s) | Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited |
Dam and spillways | |
Impounds | White Nile |
Spillways | 6 |
Spillway type | Under sluice |
Nalubaale Power Station | |
Operator(s) | Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited |
Turbines | 10 |
Installed capacity | 180 MW (240,000 hp)[1] |
Website [uegcl.go.ug] |
Nalubaale Power Station, formerly known as Owen Falls Dam, is a hydroelectric power station across the White Nile near its source at Lake Victoria in Uganda. Nalubaale is the Luganda name for Lake Victoria.