The project broke ground in August 2007, and is scheduled to be completed in 2011. Once online, the plant is expected to double Uganda’s energy capacity and provide the much-needed power that local officials anticipate will help facilitate economic growth.
Under the terms of the contract, MWH will provide technical assistance to the owner, design review, construction drawing review, and assistance during start-up and commissioning during the 44-month engineering and construction phases.
MWH had previously developed a request for qualifications and tender documents for bidding and selecting a project delivery contractor on an engineer, procure, and construct (EPC) basis. MWH expects to receive approximately $3.8 million over four years for its services on this project.
The project is on the Victoria Nile River, about 8km downstream of the existing Owen Falls hydropower project, which regulates the flows into the Victoria Nile from Lake Victoria.
The project is being developed under a build-own-operate-transfer agreement with the government of Uganda and is reportedly one of the largest private power sector investments ever made in sub-Saharan Africa.
