Karuma Hydro Power Project (600MW) - Uganda Electricity Generation Company Ltd (UEGCL)

General Narrative The 600Mw Karuma HPP is located on the Nile River in Kiryandongo District in mid-northern Uganda, 110km downstream of Lake Kyoga, and 270km from Kampala the Capital of Uganda.
Key Dates

12TH August 2013: Construction works launched by President Yoweri .K. Museveni
16th December, 2013: Project Commencement Date

Implementing Agency	Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited
Contractor	Sinohydro Corporation Limited
Project Duration	60 months
Project Cost	1.7 Billion Dollars Government of Uganda - 15% EXIM Bank(Loan china) - 85%
Funding Agency	The People’s Republic of China
Owner's Engineer	Energy Infratech PVT Limited (EIPL)
Project Management Consultant (PMC)	AF - Consult Switzerland Ltd
Capacity	600MW
Expected Completion Date	December 2018
Project Status
Civil Works	Dam: The structure concrete of No.1~No.15 Dam and Stilling 99.5% Power intake: Excavation of Power Intake 100% Structure concrete of No.1~No.6 intake tower 98% Head Race Tunnel (HRT): The lining concrete in horizontal HRT 75% HRT invert Concrete 90.8% Concrete construction in Pressure shafts 100% TBT: The lining concrete of TBT 40.84%. TBT invert Concrete 86.25% Power House Complex: Units concrete up to EL.948.55 51.6% Main Transformer Cavern 79.3% Surge Chamber: Tailrace Surge chamber 53.29% Tailrace Tunnel (TRT): Crown Lining concrete 96.08% TRT Invert Concrete 45.68% Approximately 62.6% of the civil works have been certified as completed at February, 2018.
Electromechanical Works	Approximately 1% of electromechanical works have been certified as completed.
Hydro mechanical works	Approximately 11.1% of the hydro mechanical works have been certified as completed.
Transmission line	Transmission line is ongoing by UETCL.
Percentage of All works completed	Total overall completed work is at 75.1 %

Karuma Hydropower Project