inth ▁from ▁the ▁int akes ▁of ▁the ▁stations . ▁Further ▁down stream , ▁the ▁ 2 5 0   MW ▁Bu j ag ali ▁H ydro elect ric ▁Power ▁Station ▁was ▁constructed ▁between ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁Lake ▁Victoria ▁water ▁levels ▁Since ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁hydro elect ric ▁generation ▁at ▁N al uba ale ▁and ▁K ii ra ▁stations ▁has ▁been ▁cur ta iled ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁prolong ed ▁dr ought ▁and ▁low ▁level ▁of ▁water ▁in ▁Lake ▁Victoria . ▁The ▁hydro log y ▁of ▁Lake ▁Victoria ▁has ▁unusual ▁features . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁release ▁of ▁secret ▁documents ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁in ▁Britain ▁that ▁indicated ▁the ▁British ▁had ▁considered ▁using ▁this ▁dam ▁to ▁reduce ▁the ▁water ▁in ▁the ▁N ile ▁in ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁remove ▁Egypt ian ▁President ▁N asser . ▁▁ ▁The ▁plan ▁was ▁not ▁carried ▁out ▁because ▁it ▁would ▁have ▁season ally ▁flo oded ▁land ▁in ▁Ken ya , ▁U g anda ▁and ▁T anz ania , ▁reduced ▁flows ▁to ▁a ▁trick le ▁in ▁Sud an ▁and ▁the ▁effect ▁of ▁shut ting ▁off ▁the ▁White ▁N ile ▁even ▁to ▁co inci de ▁with ▁the ▁season al ▁l ull ▁in ▁the ▁Blue ▁N ile ▁would ▁not ▁have ▁affected ▁Egypt ▁for ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 6 ▁months . ▁ ▁V eto ▁power ▁over ▁construction ▁projects ▁on ▁the ▁N ile ▁River ▁and ▁its ▁trib ut aries ▁was ▁granted ▁to ▁Egypt ▁by