The 600MW Karuma Hydropower Project is nearing completion after having successfully synchronized Unit No. 1 of six to the national grid and added 40 megawatts to the national grid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On Wednesday 23 rd March 2023 at 16:14 hours, Unit no.1 of 6 at the 600MW Karuma Hydropower Plant was successfully synchronized to the national grid. This milestone marks the start of power generation at the soon-to-be-commissioned plant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The synchronization was witnessed by teams from UEGCL, Sinohydro Corporation Ltd, AFRY (Owners Engineers), and the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Karuma HPP is made up of six units, each with an installed capacity of 100MW giving a total of 600MW when all units are operating at full capacity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hon. Dr. Ruth Nankabirwa \u2013 Minister of Energy confirmed that after the successful exercise, it is now proof that Karuma HPP can pull power and bring it to the substations without hiccups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWE did the test successfully and we saw electricity on the grid, which is historic for us.\u201d Said Enock Kusasira \u2013 Head of Communication and Corporate Affairs, UEGCL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The commissioning of Karuma HPP will be a unit-by-unit exercise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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