Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President, Yoweri Museveni commissioned Isimba dam in Kayunga district. Museveni switched on four turbines of the 183MWs dam amidst cheers from high profile dignitaries who accompanied him. Construction of the dam took 47 months and cost US$ 566 million. 85% of the money was …
Read More »UEGCL saga: Muhakanizi audit blocked
Details of accusations against Isabalija emerge In what appears to be a continuing standoff between the Secretary to Treasury (ST), Keith Muhakanizi and officials of the Uganda Electricity Generation Company Ltd (UEGCL), The Independent has learnt that Muhakanizi was apparently blocked from auditing UEGCL accounts. The Independent has obtained a …
Read More »UEGCL visits Isimba, warns on crack repairs
The Board of Directors of Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited (UEGCL) has warned about none conformity to agreed repair methods for previously observed cracks at the Isimba Hydro Power Project. The board made the observation Friday when they visited the Isimba Hydro Power Project site to assess the progress of the …
Read More »VIDEO: UEGCL faults Isimba Dam constractors
NBS: Officials from the Uganda Electricity Generation Company would leave nothing to chance during an inspection of the Isimba dam in Kamuli. The officials who put the contractors on the spot over shoddy construction work, where quick to whip out the contract and read it out when the contractors attempted …
Read More »