{"id":15083,"date":"2025-08-08T11:36:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T11:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugandaupdatenews.com\/?p=15083"},"modified":"2025-08-08T11:42:29","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T11:42:29","slug":"energy-minister-nankabirwa-commissions-nyagak-hydro-power-plant6-6mw-in-zombo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/energy-minister-nankabirwa-commissions-nyagak-hydro-power-plant6-6mw-in-zombo\/","title":{"rendered":"Energy Minister Nankabirwa Commissions Nyagak Hydro Power Plant(6.6mw) in Zombo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Zulfah Namatovu<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nyagak III Hydropower Plant, with a generation capacity of 6.6 megawatts, has officially been commissioned by the Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, Hon. Dr. Ruth Nankabirwa Sentamu. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With an investment of USD 20 million, the project marks a significant milestone in the government\u2019s efforts to boost electricity access and reliability in the West Nile sub-region. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The facility is expected to enhance electricity supply to Zombo, Nebbi, Arua, Madi Okollo and surrounding districts by supplementing power from the national grid. The plant is expected generate approximately 36.27 GWh annually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Once fully operational, Nyagak III is expected to transform the socio-economic landscape by addressing long-standing power shortages and unlocking new development opportunities. This clean energy facility also contributes to Uganda\u2019s commitment to Sustainable Development Goal 7 \u2013 ensuring access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Developed under a Public-Private Partnership, the Nyagak III project is jointly implemented by Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited (UEGCL), Hydromax Limited, and DOTT Services Limited, through their Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV), Genmax Nyagak Ltd. This follows last year\u2019s historic connection of the West Nile region to the National Grid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Editor;msserwanga@gmail.com<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Zulfah Namatovu Nyagak III Hydropower Plant, with a generation capacity of 6.6 megawatts, has officially been commissioned by the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15084,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[65],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15083","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Nyagak-III-hydro-Project-Plant-Launched.jpg","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":9367,"url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/energy-minister-nankabirwa-inspects-progress-of-works-at-nyagak-iii-hydro-power-plant-pledges-increase-of-electricity-supply-to-west-nile\/","url_meta":{"origin":15083,"position":0},"title":"Energy Minister Nankabirwa Inspects Progress Of Works At Nyagak III Hydro Power Plant, Pledges Increase of Electricity Supply to West Nile","author":"UgandaUpdate","date":"July 2, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Energy Minister Dr Ruth Nankabirwa has toured the Nyagak III hydro power plant in Zombo district. 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