Sindila Hydroelectric Power Station, also called Sindila Power Station, is an operational mini-hydropower station in the Western Region of Uganda.

Location 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 , by road, southwest of the town of Bundibugyo, the nearest urban center and the location of the district headquarters. This location is in close proximity of the Ndugutu Hydroelectric Power Station, which is owned by the same developer.

Overview Sindila HEPS is a run-of-river mini-hydro power plant whose planned maximum installed capacity is 5.9MW. 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.

Ownership The special company vehicle known as Sindila Power Company Uganda Limited is owned by the following corporate entities:

+ Sindila Power Company Uganda Limited stock ownership Rank Name of OwnerPercentage ownership 1 Lereko Metier Sustainable Capital (LMSC) of South Africa 87.0 2 KMRI LLC of the United States 3 WK Power of South Africa 4 Fieldstone Africa Investment Resources (FAIR) Total100.00

Timeline Sindila Power Station received approval for GetFit support in October 2014. Financial close was reached on 30 January 2017. Construction started in February 2017 and was completed in October 2019.

Funding 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 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.

See also Buranga Geothermal Power Station List of power stations in Uganda

References

External links Sindila Hydropower Project Breaking new ground with Sindila hydropower As of February 2017 Overview of Uganda's Energy Sector In 2012 Uganda – energy, oil and gas are key areas of investment As of 5 July 2016.