- Uganda to sell excess power to South Sudan
- Surplus to come from the Karuma hydropower dam
- Government to build substations in Elegu border town to aide electricity trade
The Ugandan government has stated that it will sell excess electricity generated from the Karuma hydropower station to neighbouring South Sudan. The Minister for Energy and Mineral Development, Ms Ruth Nankabirwa, made the remarks during the groundbreaking ceremony for the Karuma Hydropower Project Community Development Action Programme (CDAP) Phase I works in Nwoya District.
“We don’t consume all the power, but we [government] need the money. We will export our electricity to South Sudan just like we have been doing with Kenya through Tororo District,” Nankabirwa said.
Ms Nankabirwa also stated that the government would construct a transmission substation at the Elegu border town in Amuru District to facilitate electricity trade between neighbouring countries.
The $1.7 billion Karuma Hydropower project will be completed and commissioned in June 2022. The project will add 600MW to the Ugandan national grid.