Nalubaale Hydroelectric Power Station

Nalubaale Hydroelectric Power Station
Nalubaale Hydroelectric Power Station
	View from top of dam
	Location of Nalubaale Hydroelectric Power Station in Uganda Nalubaale Hydroelectric Power Station (Africa) Nalubaale Hydroelectric Power Station (Earth)
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; 70 years ago
Dam and spillways
Impounds	White Nile
Nalubaale Power Station
Operator(s)	Eskom Uganda
Installed capacity	180 MW (240,000 hp)

Construction of the Owen Falls Dam in early 1950s

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.

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