Project Description:
Run-of-river small hydropower plant in mountain environment to provide electricity to the insulated rural area of Msolwa and to the Stigmatine Fathers’ school.
Details of the Run-of-the-River Project:
Gross head 357 m
Turbine type: Pelton, 2 injectors
Installed Capacity: 995 KW
(possible future extension to 2.3 MW with a second turbine)
Energy Output 8.300.000 kWh
(15.100.000 with 2.3 MW)
The project includes:
- About 12 km access road partly in a steep slope
- Local mini-grid: 26 km
- 33 KV transmission lines
- 8 km of 400V distribution lines
- Cconnections to final users of the villages of: Msolwa, Kisanga, Madizini
Activities Performed:
Site identification
Feasibility Study
Detailed design including:
Tender documents for 3 tenders
(Civil works, Electric lines, Electro-mechanical equipment)
Assistance in tender award and procurement.
Supervision of works from 11/2012 to 09/2015.
Assistance to commissioning: 10/2015
