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Uganda Commissions $1.7 Billion Karuma Hydropower Plant to Boost Electricity Capacity

By Christopher EvansSeptember 27, 20242 Mins Read
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Uganda on Thursday inaugurated its largest electricity generation facility, the 600-megawatt (MW) Karuma Hydropower Project (KHP), located on the River Nile. The $1.7 billion project, financed largely through a loan from China, significantly increases Uganda's power generation capacity to over 2,000 MW. The project, constructed by Sinohydro Corporation, faced several delays after construction began in

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