Good insight.....Godfrey Patrick From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mundua, Godfrey Sent: Monday, September 17, 2012 10:54 AM To: A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile Subject: Re: [WestNileNet] West Nile Region To Bee Connected to NatioanlElectricity Grid
Nyax, Thanks for the update and it is good to learn that things are about to start moving in that part of the country. My hope though is that this power can finally see real investments in the region and also have many people get connected. The hard question that you and I need to ask Government and ERA is whether the tarrif will be affordable and or equal to what others on national grid pay. Currently, domestic tarrif in Kampala is about 546 shs/kwh and much lower for industrial use. If the rate in Arua is different given that west nile distribution is under WENRECO, it will have a big impact on utilization. No investor will want to pay expensive rates if it doesn't make sense and anything more than $15cts/kwh will never make any investment meaningful. It is not enough to have power there, the cost must be meaningful. Going by the papers, the total investment cost of Nyagak dam is USD 18.5mn and that makes it one of the most expensive dams in the world. The average cost per MW for this plant is $5.3mn compared to about $1.5mn global average fro hydros. This plant will definitely be expensive if certain things in the PPA are not reviewed to benefit the locals. Regards Mundua ________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of ALFRED NYAKUNI Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2012 2:42 PM To: [email protected]; Robert Ejiku Cc: JohnAJackson Subject: Re: [WestNileNet] West Nile Region To Bee Connected to NatioanlElectricity Grid Hai Ejiku & Anthony, mechanical problems notwithstanding, I think this power should be 24 hours coz water continues to flow even in the 9t. A river does not go sleep as we do. This Nyagak thing is still part of the solution to the power problem in this part of the country. This is so bcoz Arua and Nebbi currently on this grid consume about 1.6MW & so when other towns I talked about are connected to the same grid,believe me you, this wont be enough for the region. Thats why the gesture of the National grid connection is still a welcome idea. But so far so good, though my next concern will b the tarriffs we got to shoulder given the fact we have paying more than even consumers in the Capital coz we using fuel to generate power. I will leave that to the political leadership in this part of the country to deliberate on though it does not stop me from my opinions on the same. For us here, this looks like a miracle coz much as we know this was a government responsibility,we least expected this given the marginalisation theory we have gone through. The various generator noices & the fumes they have been are no more this few days. We shall still expect some intermittent supply at least for the next 3 months as the situation normalises. I will try to engage the Mayor on street lighting which disappeared rather a while ago. Communial watching of premier football matches in few selected joints in town may reduce as for me I intend to acquire a DSTV which I least dreamt of coz my sigiri could not handle the power supply function. Over & out, allow me join the guys in shouting Arsenal. NICE WEEKEND Uncle Nyax. Sent from Yahoo! Mail on Android ________________________________ From: Robert Ejiku <[email protected]>; To: A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile <[email protected]>; Cc: JohnAJackson <[email protected]>; Subject: Re: [WestNileNet] West Nile Region To Bee Connected to Natioanl Electricity Grid Sent: Sat, Sep 15, 2012 8:12:46 AM Alfred, Will the power be 24 hours after the President leaves? Keep us updated because we are used to 24 hours power when ever our man is there. Thank you for the update but we expect more later. Ejiku On Sat, Sep 15, 2012 at 9:01 AM, ALFRED NYAKUNI <[email protected]<javascript:return>> wrote: H.E yesterday commissioned the Nyagak power plant and also talked about the bigger plan to have the West Nile connected to the National grid. This is bcoz when other towns like Kk,Ymbe, Zombo, Karachi will be connected,3.5ME wont be enough. Radio Pacis will add some solar power to the Nyagak grid,coz negotiations are in advanced stages from our solar farm of about 1000 panels. Anyway am still in bed resting but I hear my kids & those in my neighbourhood laughing in the sitting room,I think the power is still on. Let me get up & do some ironing,charging. I think slowly by slowly okuku mu ere. We will try to catch those already ahead of us.NICE W/end. Uncle Nyax Sent from Yahoo! Mail on Android ________________________________ From: JohnAJackson <[email protected]<javascript:return>>; To: <[email protected]<javascript:return>>; Subject: [WestNileNet] West Nile Region To Bee Connected to Natioanl Electricity Grid Sent: Fri, Sep 14, 2012 3:41:43 AM I hope many of you have read this article. Is this real or mystery story? How long has this isseu been debated, with no forseable resolution? (http://www.newvision.co.ug/news/635190--west-nile-power-shortage-to-end.html) I hope there realistic time line opening Nyagak project, Does anyone an actual date for this? Or these are same stories we have heard many times for last 20 years? _______________________________________________ WestNileNet mailing list [email protected]<javascript:return> http://orion.kym.net/mailman/listinfo/westnilenet WestNileNet is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). 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