The contractor set to come up with a new commissioning plan Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Karuma Hydropower Dam, the country’s flagship power project, now has all identified defects fixed but it is likely to miss the June 2022 target date for commissioning. Executives at the state-run Uganda Electricity …
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Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited through the contractor for the 600MW Karuma Hydropower Dam – Sinohydro Corporation Limited has boosted health service delivery in Masindi district after commissioning Masindi Barracks Health Centre IV. Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | The health centre, whose construction started in September 2019, cost US$1.7million, …
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Local leadership share impact as they push for more support Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | It is 02:00pm on Thursday April 08, 2021, a pupil at the government aided, Amaji Primary School, Oyamu district is resting on the floor where her bed is laid. The dormitory is congested, poorly …
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Museveni accused of switching sides Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s biggest power project, the 600MW Karuma Hydropower Dam on River Nile, appears to be in trouble amidst allegations of shoddy works, breached contracts, verbal fights, and even accusations of sabotage. In the fight, the Chinese contractors, Sinohydro Corporation …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The construction of Karuma hydroelectricity dam is bringing development in Masindi district not just in the energy sector but also in the health sector. Sinohydro Corporation, the Chinese firm constructing Karuma has offered to enhance and elevate the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) Field …
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Museveni’s new team at Energy ministry grills Chinese contractors The midday sun is beating down hard at Karuma; site of what will be Uganda’s biggest electricity dam; the 600MW Hydropower Dam under construction. Gargantuan tower cranes stand several feet high, hoisting thick blocks of pre-fabricated concrete and iron bars atop …
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These Chinese contractors don’t care at all, says Labour minister vow to whip them into line The human cost of accidents, poor health and safety conditions under Chinese contractors in Uganda has come under scrutiny and what is emerging is raising serious concerns. At the heart of the latest concerns …
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