Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has recommended the establishment of an independent technical evaluation team for Isimba Hydro Power Project to ascertain its integrity. The House chaired by Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa on Wednesday, 12 April 2023, adopted the report of the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources …
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The energy minister says nobody will be punished until investigations are concluded | THE INDEPENDENT | The abrupt shutdown of the 183MW Isimba hydropower plant on Aug.08 continues to cause anxiety amongst Ugandans, with many urging authorities to penalize those that caused the error. However, speaking as the main guest …
Read More »Parliament summons energy minister over move to purchase electricity from Kenya
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa has queried a decision by the government to import electricity from Kenya (60 Megawatts) after the shutdown of Isimba hydropower plant. Tayebwa made the statement during the Wednesday plenary sitting in which he queried the rushed decision despite …
Read More »UEGCL records Shs92bn net profit in FY2020/21
Profitability included Shs71bn from foreign exchange gains on Isimba loans Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | “We yet congratulate ourselves upon the completion of another financial year in which despite the continued Covid-19 disruptions, we were able to make headway as a company,” Eng. Harrison Mutikanga said in his statement …
Read More »Isimba dam contractor, UEGCL boss clash before Kadaga
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A meeting convened by the Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga to resolve the US $42M payment dispute for Isimba Dam construction ended in counter accusations between the officials of China International Water & Electric Co and Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited-UEGCL. The Tuesday afternoon …
Read More »Isimba dam bridge construction was altered for security reasons – Govt
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Government and the Isimba Dam contractor have both admitted that the plan for the Isimba Dam bridge was altered at the top of the dam for security reasons. Although the 183MW Isimba hydropower dam was commissioned on March 21, 2019, a bridge which was …
Read More »28 Isimba dam workers held in China over coronavirus
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A total of 28 Isimba dam workers have been blocked from returning to Uganda from China over the coronavirus, a disease which has currently claimed over 1,000 lives. Xia Nenghai, the Project Manager of China Water and Electrical Company Ltd working on the Isimba …
Read More »Isimba Dam changing the face of Kayunga, Kamuli
The government needs to invest in tourism and fishing activities near the dam Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Returning to Kayunga District after nearly a decade of absence, one could easily be astonished with the rapid transformations. The once dusty and potholed roads as well as the run-down structures …
Read More »Unconsumed power will hit the budget hard – Muhakanizi
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda must now reserve money to pay for generated but unconsumed power for the next five years, The Secretary to the Treasury Keith Muhakanizi has said. Muhakanizi told diplomats and economists at an IMF organised meeting at Sheraton Kampala on Monday evening that Uganda – …
Read More »Former workers seek compensation for injuries sustained at Isimba dam
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kayunga district authorities have petitioned China International Water & Electric Corporation-CWE, the contractor that undertook the construction of Isimba Hydropower Project to increase compensation for workers injured at the site during the construction. Construction of the 183 Megawatt power plant, the 3rd largest in …
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