As the Bujagali power project works towards completion by the year 2011, government is setting up projects to ease transmission.
Under the Bujagali interconnection project worth 114 billion shillings, 220KV transmission lines are to be set up between Bujagali and Kawanda to evacuate power from the power plant to the national power grid.
Currently there is still public cry over the inconsistent power supply that has increased the cost of production for both local and international companies.
Kampala alone consumes approximately 60 % of the total power produced and any mishap affects the city greatly.
With the construction of transmission lines between Kawanda and Bujahgali it is hoped that this loss will be short lived. The Kawanda- Bujagali transmission project estimated at 114 billion shillings is being constructed to aid in transporting the generated power from Bujagali plant in Jinja to Kawanda.
At Kawanda the power that will be at 220KV is too high for consumption and will be stepped down for the distribution companies to absorb and sell out as per their clients’ requirements. The transmission lines which pass through Mabira forest, will cover 71 km from Bujagali to Kawanda.
It says that out of the 2600 households that occupy the areas where the transmission lines will pass only 260 have refused the offer they have been given by claiming that it is way below the market value of their property.
The target is to have the transmission lines ready by the year 2010 when the Bujagali power plant is expected to be complete.
