Isimba Dam series: Is it a dam of fortune or misfortune?
Isimba dam cost $568m, with China’s Export-Import (EXIM) Bank providing 85% of the money as a loan and the rest by the Government. Construction by China International Water and Electric Corporation started in 2013 and the dam was commissioned in 2018.
An aerial view of Isimba dam on River Nile. Although the dam was built to solve Uganda’s electricity problems, it has displaced people
It is true that dams generate power, but also come with disadvantages such as displacement of people and destruction of biodiversity. This has hit home after the construction of the
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