Entebbe Fisheries Institute gets power system worth sh600m
Feb 14, 2024
Institute governing council chairperson Dr Godfrey Kubiriza hailed the leadership of the institute for propelling the institute to where it is today. He, however, asked the leadership to develop a plan that would also install modern fishing methods.
Ronald Ssegawa Gyagenda, Under secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture arrives at the institute. (Courtesy Photos)
Prossy Nandudu
Journalist @New Vision
_______________________ Some solar equipment Solar panels installed at the institute
A solar-powered water pumping and lighting system, valued at shillings 600 million has been commissioned at the Fisheries Training Institute in Entebbe.
The system is expected to act as an alternative solution to the high costs of power and water that the institute has been grappling with.
According to institute principal Ofwono Osinde, before the installation of the facilities, the institute was paying close to shillings of 3.6 million per month on water bills and three million on electricity.
“That (electricity and water bill) cannot be sustained because we are still rebuilding the institution,” Osinde said.
While commissioning the facilities on Tuesday, February 13, 2024, at the institute in Entebbe, the agriculture ministry's permanent secretary, represented by Undersecretary Ronald Ssegawa Gyagenda advised the institute to innovate to optimally utilise the available resources.
He also asked the institute to public-private partnerships and develop special programmes dedicated to skilling the youth.
“Innovation will keep you at the top of your game and then propel your relevance to the regional level,” Ssegawa said.
Institute governing council chairperson Dr Godfrey Kubiriza hailed the leadership of the institute for propelling the institute to where it is today. He, however, asked the leadership to develop a plan that would also install modern fishing methods.
“Some of the machinery you see here was bought in 1968 and may not be useful in the rapidly changing world. Think of an infrastructure plan that will provide an opportunity for revenue generation,” he added.
The Fisheries Training Institute is a vocational institute under the agriculture ministry.
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