Commissioned in Kyambura, Uganda, one of the remotest areas in Africa, this  7.6 MW Mini Hydro was a  Water to Wire project by  ECLE which harnessed its multi disciplinary expertise and experience for an end to end solution.

ECLE’s services  began with the financial and technical feasibility of proposed project, following which we carried out the entire design –  of the civil engineering, hydromechanical and electro mechanical work.

Environment and Social Impact Assessments, including ESIA, RAP and ESAP then followed after which ECLE arranged  financing for the project;  with ECLE obtaining a 25.5% equity stake and facilitating debt for the remainder.

ECLE then carried out procurement, supply, installation, and commissioning of the electromechanical package and two Francis Hydro Turbine units of a  leading European brand. We now commercially operate  and maintain the plant, which has been supplying  to the Kyambura grid since 2019. 

Just as we engage in the most environmentally friendly of the renewable energy sources  we use our multidisciplinary  expertise to sustain societies and communities.  This project has been one which  also (em)powered a  community as the construction of the plant has enabled a wide range of benefits to  the communities within the project belt as well as neighboring areas.

Uplifting the quality of life for the Communities

Whilst the construction of the plant helped create new roads and other infrastructure the Company also identified a dire need of the people for accessibility to water for domestic use. Unsafe and untreated water exposed them to water borne deceases such as Typhoid, Cholera, and Diarrhea. A safe water supply scheme was hence identified as essential. Following a feasibility, a Solar-powered Deep Production Borehole System was selected as the most viable. The construction of the scheme was completed successfully and handed over to the community in March 2019.