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POWERING INDUSTRIES AND JOBS: Inside Umeme’s USD15.2 million investments in Mbale Umeme’s investments to increase power supply to Mbale, by threefold from 20MW to over 61MW. The USD15.2 million investment, is part of the USD83.3 million investment by the utility company this year.
A bird's eye view of the 16.5MW Siti 2 Hydro Power Dam developed by Elgon Hydro Siti (PVT) Ltd on River Siti in Bukwo District. Umeme is spending USD8.4 million on a 125-kilometre power line to evacuate power from the dam to Mbale. The project is 97 per cent complete.