Mpanga 18 MW Run-of-River Hydropower Project
Gold Standard · GS12164 · Uganda
About this project
The Mpanga run-of-river hydropower plant with an installed capacity of 18.0 MW and an estimated gross output of 68 GWh/yr. The project activity is in the northern part of the Rwenzori Mountains in Nyabbani Sub County, Kitagwenda County, Kamwenge District in Southwestern Uganda. The project harnesses the hydraulic power of the River Mpanga as it drops approximately 142.5 meters before it flows into Lake George. The project will divert water from the Mpanga River and run it via an 1,800 m long reinforced concrete headrace canal into a 290 m long penstock with a head of 142 meters. The diverted water will pass through three 6.190 MW horizontal shaft Francis turbines and be discharged back into the Mpanga River. The hydropower plant is connected to the Uganda national grid via a 45 km long transmission line, which connects to the Kahunge substation.
The record
- Project ID
- GS12164
- Registry
- Gold Standard
- Type
- Hydropower · Renewable Energy
- Removal or reduction
- Reduction
- Methodology
- ACM0002 Grid-connected electricity generation from renewable sources
- Developer
- Swiss Carbon Value Ltd. · 6 projects
- Country
- Uganda
- First vintage
- —
- Crediting period
- 2016-08-01 to 2021-07-31
- Estimated yearly credits
- 11,897
- Scale
- Large Scale · Standalone
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy
- Data from
- Berkeley VROD v2026-08 + Gold Standard registry
Community involvement
The registry record we hold does not describe the communities involved.
Status and timeline
- Registry status
- Listed (In the pipeline)
- First credits (vintage)
- none yet
- Crediting period
- 2016-08-01 to 2021-07-31
- Credits issued
- 0 (retired 0)
Location
The registry gives Uganda as the location, so this project is not drawn on the map. It is counted in the country totals.
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