Lugogo Substation is a 50 MW oil power plant in Central Region, Uganda. It is operated by Jacobsen. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 38k homes (estimated). It ranks #8 of 16 Uganda power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2007, it is around 19 years old — relatively modern. In context, oil supplies about 2.9% of Uganda's electricity; the national grid averages 59 gCO₂/kWh (97.1% low-carbon) (2024).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1023207.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
Technically it is described as Engine. Oil-fired plants burn heavy fuel oil or diesel, usually as peaking or backup capacity on islands and grids without gas pipelines; high fuel cost keeps their utilisation low.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Uganda oil capacity
- 50.0% of 100 MW across 2 plants in this dataset
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest oil plants in Uganda
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Jacobsen.
Local climate & thermal context
This oil plant burns oil or diesel to drive turbines or reciprocating engines. It sits in a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 0.4°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
This site has effectively no heating season (tropical/equatorial climate), so winter heat loss is not the driver here. The thermal concern shifts to year-round process heat and humidity/heat-driven corrosion of hot equipment.
Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #1 largest oil power plant of 2 in Uganda by capacity.
Uganda has 2 oil power plants in this dataset, together about 100 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Mutundwe power station · Oil · 50 MW · Mutundwe
- Bujagali Falls · Hydro · 250 MW · Central Region
- Narubale · Hydro · 180 MW · Eastern Region
- Kiira · Hydro · 200 MW · Eastern Region
- Kakira Sugar Works · Biomass · 12 MW · Eastern Region
- Kabulasoke · Solar · 24 MW · Central Region
Location
Coordinates 0.358, 32.694 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Lugogo Substation?
Lugogo Substation is a 50 MW oil power plant in Central Region, Uganda, commissioned in 2007.
Who operates Lugogo Substation?
Lugogo Substation is operated by Jacobsen.