Daytime Load-Shedding Set to Reduce

Posted to the web 24 July 2008 Ibrahim Kasita Kampala DAYTIME load-shedding will be reduced when the euro 74m (about sh194b) power plants come online in August, the state minister for energy, has disclosed. Simon D'Ujanga explained that the 50 mega watts heavy-fuel thermal plant and a new sub-station at Namanve, near Kampala, would provide electricity for the Kampala Industrial Park and also bridge the electricity shortfall. "This plant will start generating electricity by the end of August. Works are almost done and they are in the process to start testing the machines," the minister, said. "When the plant is commissioned in August, this will mean that daytime load-shedding will be minimised." The minister was last week touring the euro 66m thermal plant and euro 8.2m sub-station in Namanve. He said the new plant would not... [read full story]