Museveni, Suluhu commission joint 14MW hydropower plant in Uganda

Samia Suluhu and Museveni

Tanzanias President Samia Suluhu (L) claps as Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni unveils the Kikagati-Murongo Hydropower Plant in Isingiro District, Uganda on May 25, 2023. PHOTO | IKULU YA TANZANIA

Uganda and Tanzania are developing a $87.7 million power project that is expected to boost electricity supply and increase economic activity in the two countries.

On Thursday, President Yoweri Museveni and Tanzania’s Samia Suluhu commissioned a 16MW cross-border hydropower plant developed by independent power producer, Kikagati Power Company Ltd, on River Kagera.