The construction of the $1.7b (Shs6.2 trillion) Karuma hydropower plant along the River Nile, which is expected to generate 600MW, was flagged off in December 2013 amid fanfare and expectations that ...

Successful synchronization of the final sixth turbine (generation unit) of Karuma Hydropower Dam pushes the project to completion, the Uganda Electricity Generation Company Ltd (UEGCL) has confirmed.

Controversy surrounds the completion of the 600MW $1.3b (sh4.7 trillion) Karuma Hydropower Station. Completion had been set for November 30, this year, but misunderstandings between government ...

According to UEGCL data, the company's revenue for the financial year 2024/25 reached Shs492.345 billion, up from Shs350 billion the previous year. In her address to the UEGCL board at its 15th ...

Recently, the Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited (UEGCL) revealed that unit five of the 600mw Karuma dam was successfully synchronized to the grid which makes it the sixth to undergo all ...

The project, which is 264 kilometers north of the capital Kampala, has been delayed for more than two years because of financial concerns and infighting among top government officials over procurement ...

This photo taken on Sept. 26, 2024 shows the Karuma dam at the Karuma Hydropower Station in Kiryandongo, Uganda. Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has commissioned the Chinese-built 600-megawatt ...

THE procurement process to construct the proposed 600 megawatt (MW) Karuma Hydropower project is going on as planned, energy minister Eng. Irene Muloni has said. "Nothing is going to stop us from ...

Uganda raised the cost estimate for the 650-megawatt Karuma hydroelectric dam it is planning to build on the Nile River later this year, Uganda Electricity Generation Co. Managing Director John Eric ...

Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited (UEGCL), the state-owned power producer, reported a sharp fall in annual profit for the 2024/25 financial year, ...

Nile power project to cost about $2 billion China expanding its footprint in Uganda KAMPALA, April 15 (Reuters) - Uganda is negotiating with China to obtain funding for construction of a Nile River ...