A Chinese firm submitted an application to the Ugandan government to build a dam on the Nile.
Aljazeera reported that Uganda received a licence application from the Chinese firm to build a 1.4 bn hydroelectric plant on Nile river .The Ayago power plant will have a capacity of 840 megawatts (MW) . It will be Uganda’s largest power plant while it will enhance East Africa’s hydro electric potential by 40 percent .
According to Reuters, POWERCHINA International will hear from Ugandan government by the end of April .
Currently Ethiopia is building the largest Hydro electric dam on Nile and is negotiating a deal with Egypt and Sudan on the filling of the dam .
Source and photo : Aljezera
https://www.aljazeera.com/ajimpact/uganda-chinese-firm-build-dam-nile-river-200212073330683.html