General Narrative The 600Mw Karuma HPP is located on the Nile River in Kyandongo 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
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Implementing Agency |
Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited |
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Contractor |
Sinohydro Corporation Limited |
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Project Duration |
60 months |
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Project Cost |
U.S.D 1.7 Billion Dollars |
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Funding Agency |
The People’s Republic of China |
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Owners Engineer |
ENERGY INFRATECH PVT.LTD. |
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Project Management Consultant (PMC) |
AF - Consult Switzerland Ltd |
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Capacity |
600MW |
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Expected Completion Date |
December 2018 |
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Project Status |
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Civil Works |
Dam: Concreting works in all the dam blocks are completed except few blocks in the stilling basin. Percent complete 100 %. Power Intake: Concrete works in the Intake towers are completed. At present concreting is going on in Sand guide and floating trash anchorages. Percent complete 100 %. Head Race Tunnel: Concreting in HRT #6 is going on. Except the ADIT #1 junction rest lining of HRT and plugging between HRT #1 & 2 completed. Percent complete 94 %. Power House: Concreting of APH, Unit #1, 2, 3 (up to Machine hall) completed and block work in progress. Concreting above the spiral case (for turbine floor) is in progress for Unit #4, 5, 6. Percent complete 69.4 %. Main Transformer Cavern: Concreting for block #2, 3, 4 completed and block works is under progress. Preparations for block #1 final slab is in progress. Percent complete 96.1%. Tail race branch tunnel: Invert for all the TBT’s completed. Except TBT#6 overt lining for all the other units are completed. Plugging between TBT #1&2, 2&3 completed. Percent complete 86%. Surge Chamber: Concreting is going on Left and Right surge chambers. Percent completed 75 %. TRT: Invert completed around 96 % and Overt 99%. TRT Outfall: Concreting in outfall in progress at stop log gate, base plate and slope protection. Percent complete 34 % |
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Electromechanical Works |
Power House: Lowering of Turbine shaft & Runner in Unit #2, 3 completed. Installation of stator in Unit #2, 3 in progress. Assembly of Rotor #3 in Erection bay completed. Assembly of lower bracket for Unit #2, 3 completed. Installation of bottom ring for Unit #3 completed. Stay ring machining for Unit #1, 2, 3 completed and in progress in Unit #4. BDT: Installation of IPBD in unit #1 & 3 in progress. |
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Hydro mechanical works |
Dam – Installation of radial gates completed in all the dam blocks. Installation of under sluice gate in dam block #4 completed. |
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Transmission line |
Transmission Line on-going by UETCL |
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Percentage of All works completed |
Total overall completed work is at 79% |
