Isimba dam’s full capacity will be restored soon- Nankabirwa reveals

Ruth Nankabirwa,the minister of Energy and Mineral Development has assured Ugandans that very soon electricity distribution in Uganda is going to be stable.

The minister said engineers at Isimba dam have managed to restore four turbines that had experienced a breakdown, assuring the country that the plant will soon be fully restored.

“I visited Isimba dam to see for myself the status of the dam and I can officially confirm that Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited (UEGCL) operations and maintenance team safely restored a second unit (Unit 4) at the plant. And they are currently dispatching 76MW to UETCL,” said Nankabirwa told the media

Nankabirwa inspected the dam to assess the progress of restoration following the shutdown recently which raised public concern.

The 183MW Isimba hydropower power plant experienced a shut down on August 8 2022 following flooding of the power house that houses generators and turbines.

This led to power outages in the country for the past one week.