Uganda: Transferring power for Karuma


Issue 333 - 29 Oct 2016 | 4 minute read

The government is set to transfer executive powers for development of the Karuma hydropower project on the Victoria Nile to Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited (UEGCL), as the final part of measures to improve management of the country’s largest construction project. Ondrej Voborny of AF-Consult Switzerland told delegates at the Hydro 2016 conference, organised by Aqua-Media International in Montreux on 10-12 October, that the transfer of executive powers to UEGCL from the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development (MEMD) is expected to streamline the line of command.

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