Gwere-Luzira Power Station
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Gwere-Luzira Power Station is a 0.5KW pico-hydroelectric power project located across River Amoa, in Moyo District
Moyo District
Moyo District is a district in Northern Uganda. Like many other Ugandan districts, it is named after its 'chief town', Moyo, where the district headquarters are located.-Location:...

, in Northern Uganda
Northern Region, Uganda
Northern Region is a region of Uganda. It is divided into the following districts:...

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Location

The power station is located in the Village of Gwere-Luzira, near the town of Metu, in Moyo District
Moyo District
Moyo District is a district in Northern Uganda. Like many other Ugandan districts, it is named after its 'chief town', Moyo, where the district headquarters are located.-Location:...

. This location lies approximately 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi), by road, northeast of Moyo
Moyo
-People:* Mohammad Yousuf, a Pakistani cricketer* Big Moe, one of his nicknames is Moyo* Dambisa Moyo, a Zambian economist and author* Elson Moyo, a once deputy commander of the Air Force of Zimbabwe* Jonathan Moyo, a political figure in Zimbabwe...

, the location of the district headquarters and the largest town in the district. The approximate coordinates of Gwere-Luzira Power Station are:03 40 12N, 31 46 52E (Latitude:3.6700; Longitude:31.7810). The coordinates are approximate because the power station does not yet appear on most publicly available maps.

Overview

The power station is owned by the villagers of Gwere-Luzira Village, through their association called Lomgbwo Self-help Hydro Electricity Project, formed in 2009. Having raised an initial UGX:6 million (approximately US$3,000), they approached Promotion of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Programme (PREEP), a program of the German Company for International Cooperation (GIZ), a subsidiary of the German Federal Government. PREEP assisted with the purchase of the generation and transmission equipment. The villagers constructed the dam themselves with technical supervision from PREEP.

, a total of UGX:17 million (approximately US$7,500) has been invested in the project. The power station has a capacity to generate 500Watts (0.5KW), enough to power 300 homes, each with two light bulbs. The project is economically self-sustaining and is able to employ three full-time employees. Plans are underway to increase power output to 5KW.

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