Eskom invests in Kiira dam water controllers
Wednesday April 28 2021
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Eskom has replaced the water flow controller at Kiira Power Station in a Shs5b investment.
The system, which is also known as the electronic governor upgrade, controls the flow of water through the hydraulic turbines that vary flow, speed and power output.
The system had last been replaced in 2007 and had reached their end of operational life.
Ms Thozama Gangi, the Eskom Uganda managing director, while speaking at the project handover said the old governors had been replaced with digital governors to improve unit efficiency and reliability. Uganda had been experiencing persistent power outages with some of the causes pointing to old age of both machinery and equipment.