[{"bbox": [86, 155, 603, 186], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 3 DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTION"}, {"bbox": [86, 221, 507, 251], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.1 Objectives and Expected Outputs"}, {"bbox": [98, 267, 1071, 294], "category": "Text", "text": "The Overall Objective (Impact) of this action is to catalyse sustainable growth and employment in Uganda"}, {"bbox": [98, 320, 566, 346], "category": "Text", "text": "The Specific Objective (Outcome) of this action is:"}, {"bbox": [173, 373, 887, 399], "category": "List-item", "text": "1. To guarantee provision of green, affordable and reliable renewable energy"}, {"bbox": [173, 400, 1069, 426], "category": "List-item", "text": "2. To ensure economic/social infrastructures and livelihoods protection on the Nile River Basin."}, {"bbox": [98, 452, 1103, 478], "category": "Text", "text": "The Outputs to be delivered by this action contributing to the corresponding Specific Objective (Outcome) are"}, {"bbox": [173, 505, 1125, 531], "category": "List-item", "text": "1.1 Power generation capacity from renewable energy at Naalubale-Kiira hydropower plant is improved"}, {"bbox": [173, 532, 1132, 585], "category": "List-item", "text": "2.1 UEGCL capacity to manage electricity production and flood control at Naalubaale-Kiira hydropower plant is increased"}, {"bbox": [86, 652, 366, 678], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.2 Indicative Activities"}, {"bbox": [98, 699, 388, 725], "category": "Text", "text": "Activities relating to Output 1.1"}, {"bbox": [98, 751, 1104, 805], "category": "List-item", "text": "1.1.1 Refurbishment and modernisation of Naalubaale hydropower plant (NHPP) turbines and related electro-mechanical equipment and of civil works."}, {"bbox": [172, 830, 1133, 1175], "category": "Text", "text": "Current generation units at NHPP were installed between 1954-1968 and refurbished in the 1990s. On a statistical basis, especially generation units at Naalubaale are likely to fail with a high probability on a short-term view. Moreover, the main monitoring and operating systems have exceeded their lifespan. The Action therefore aims to support the replacement of the ten (10) Propeller turbines (each of 18MW) installed at the Naalubaale power station and upgrade of related equipment. This includes also the digitalization by installation of the Supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system to support further monitoring in real time, floods control and integration into a dispatch centre coordinating power production along the Nile cascade. The power plant control room is also expected to be upgraded. Rehabilitation of the units is expected to be done in a phase manner to ensure some continuity on the supply of power, although at reduce rate. Renovation and improvement of civil works to reinforce safety, protection and more efficient operation of the hydropower plant, will be also included. The latter refers to river bank protection against erosion, power intake protection or structural stability reinforcement at the power house among others."}, {"bbox": [98, 1202, 560, 1228], "category": "List-item", "text": "1.1.2 Major overhaul of Kiira hydropower plant"}, {"bbox": [172, 1255, 1133, 1414], "category": "Text", "text": "Kiira HPP is in operation since the 1990's and generally still in substantially better conditions than Naalubaale. Nonetheless, a thorough overhaul of the equipment is recommended in the feasibility study. These 'short-term actions' are essential to retain the reliability and availability of generating units and to ensure the safe operation of the plant. Overall costs for these measures constitute a fraction of the cost for Naalubaale, but the timing in connection with the works on the other plant is ideal, and one of the aims is also to integrate both plants in a common control setup."}, {"bbox": [172, 1415, 1133, 1493], "category": "Text", "text": "The foreseen measures on the mechanical equipment include e.g. re-coating of wetted turbine parts, modernizing turbine instrumentation, inspection and refurbishment of guide bearings of general alignment."}, {"bbox": [172, 1494, 1133, 1573], "category": "Text", "text": "The generator static and dynamic components will require thorough cleaning. It is further foreseen to modernize the control equipment and to integrate the Kiira power units in the Naalubaale joint control, whereas also sensors and cabling will mostly be replaced."}, {"bbox": [1038, 1682, 1143, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 7 of 20"}]