POWERING INDUSTRIES AND JOBS: Inside Umeme’s USD15.2 million investments in Mbale
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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.