Uganda: EoIs sought for Kikagati hydro

The Africa Renewable Energy Fund (AREF) is seeking expressions of interest for an engineering, procurement and construction contract for the 14MW-18MW Kikagati hydro project in Insingiro District, western Uganda, on the border with Tanzania. AREF is a $200m fund that reached final close in Q3 2015 and is managed by Berkeley Energy. It is developing the Kikagati project in partnership with Norway’s Norfund. The contract covers the design, manufacture, supply, transportation, construction, installation and commissioning of turbines and associated works.