Eskom shortlisted for Uganda dam

KAMPALA – The Ugandan government has short listed five firms bidding to construct the controversial and long-delayed Bujagali Hydroelectric Dam project, a minister said on Friday.

The project, which has previously drawn allegations of corruption and protests from environmental groups, has been stalled since October 2003 when independent U.S. power producer AES Corporation pulled out of the venture.”We hope to have the project up and running in around nine months,” Minister of State for Energy Doudi Migereko told Reuters.At completion, Uganda’s US$580 million Bujagali project on the River Nile is expected to generate 200 megawatts and allow the east African country to boost power exports to Kenya, Rwanda and Tanzania.-Nampa-Reuterspower producer AES Corporation pulled out of the venture.”We hope to have the project up and running in around nine months,” Minister of State for Energy Doudi Migereko told Reuters.At completion, Uganda’s US$580 million Bujagali project on the River Nile is expected to generate 200 megawatts and allow the east African country to boost power exports to Kenya, Rwanda and Tanzania.-Nampa-Reuters