Uganda: PowerChina applies to build Ayago dam


Issue 410 - 27 Feb 2020 | 1 minute read

State-owned engineering and construction group PowerChina International Group Limited has applied for a licence to develop a 840MW hydropower plant on the Nile River that would expand Uganda’s installed power capacity by 40%. According to a licence application submitted this month, PowerChina wants to build the plant on a section of the Nile between lakes Kyoga and Albert in the north of the country.

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