Roundup: Uganda's Karuma hydropower plant nearing completion


  • World
  • Saturday, 14 Nov 2020

KIRYANDONGO, Uganda, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- Chinese construction of Uganda's Karuma Hydro Power Plant has entered the finishing stage despite what seemed to be insurmountable challenges complicated by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Deng Changyi, project manager of Sinohydro Corporation Ltd., the construction contractor, told Xinhua in a recent visit that works at the power plant reaches about 98 percent completion. When completed, the power plant will be the largest power-generating installation in Uganda.

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