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.
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An aerial view of Isimba dam on River Nile. Although the dam was built to solve Uganda’s electricity problems, it has displaced people
By NewVision Reporter
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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