Uganda: Lubilia Kawembe hydro commissioned

The 5.4MW Lubilia Kawembe hydropower project in the Rwenzori Mountains of western Uganda was formally commissioned on 28 June. The project was developed under the global energy transfer feed-in tariff (Get FiT) facility, a dedicated support scheme for renewable energy projects managed by German development bank KfW in partnership with the government through the Electricity Regulatory Agency. The project is funded by the European Union Infrastructure Trust Fund and supported by the governments of Norway, Germany and the UK.