{"id":29358,"date":"2022-04-08T18:46:49","date_gmt":"2022-04-08T18:46:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/karuma-dam-contractor-gets-all-clear-sign"},"modified":"2022-04-08T18:49:27","modified_gmt":"2022-04-08T18:49:27","slug":"karuma-dam-contractor-gets-all-clear-sign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/karuma-dam-contractor-gets-all-clear-sign","title":{"rendered":"Karuma Dam contractor gets all-clear sign"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>The government through the Uganda Electricity Generation Company Ltd (UEGCL) has cleared Sinohydro Corporation Company Ltd, the Chinese firm that was contracted to build Karuma Hydropower Dam, of any defects ahead of the project\u2019s commissioning.<\/p>\n

Daily Monitor<\/b><\/p>\n

has learned that Sinohydro has been cleared of both structural and technical defects, which rectification has in the past caused disagreements between the government and the contractor, leading to postponements of commissioning dates.<\/p>\n

Ms Proscovia Njuki, the UEGCL board chairperson, at the weekend led a team of UEGCL and Sinohydro Ltd officials around the plant to assess the progress of works at the 600MW hydropower dam and ascertained that the project is ready for commissioning.<\/p>\n

Mr Harrison Mutikanga, the UEGCL chief executive officer, said: \u201cThe new team of the contractor has done a commendable job and we are optimistic that, given the remaining few works, they will come up with an implementation plan for commissioning the plant.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dr Mutikanga added that one of the biggest challenges they faced with the contractor earlier on was cabling non-conformances \u201cbut the cables have been corrected, new cables were brought in, cabling trays, cabling cabinets and re-modifications have been made.\u201d<\/p>\n

Besides fixing all the electromechanical defects and installing circuit breakers and fire breakers for transformer protection, he said all the structural glitches have also been rectified.<\/p>\n

Although he stated that the completion status of the dam remains at 99 percent, Dr Mutikanga said they have gone ahead to clear the contractor to prepare a commissioning plan.<\/p>\n

He stated that they had in the past had disagreements with the contractor because they had messed up the set-up of the mechanical systems of the plant.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are appealing to Ugandans to be patient so that we can deliver for them a safe plant that is going to generate electricity reliably,\u2019\u2019 Dr Mutikanga said<\/p>\n

Ms Njuki stated that the UEGCL management was convinced with the repairs conducted by the contractor and that the completion of the defect repairs grants the project \u2018ready for commissioning\u2019 status while final touches progress.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe board is pleased with the level of commitment from the contractor to close the identified non-conformances towards completion of the Karuma Dam Project,\u201d Ms Njuki said.<\/p>\n

Mr Ding Zhengguo, the Sinohydro Corporation Ltd project manager, said they brought into the country a group of staff that were missing in the previous team.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe discovered that almost all the challenges that delayed the work in the past were all quality-related. We have brought in a quality manager,\u201d Mr Ding said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are optimistic that this work will be completed within the international quality standards,\u2019\u2019 Mr Ding added.<\/p>\n

Mr Herbert Byaruhanga, the UEGCL (Karuma Dam) project manager, said new cable trays, new cable routes, and proper stainless steel cable glands have been fixed inside the powerhouse, marking an end to defect rectifications.<\/p>\n

Ms Njuki also led the board to inspect the progress of works for the Karuma Dam\u2019s Community Development Action Program (CDAP) Phase I works at Diima Primary School, Kiryandongo District, which is at 93 percent in progress.<\/p>\n

Background<\/b><\/p>\n

For nearly three years, there has been a disagreement between UEGCL and Sinohydro Corporation Ltd over fixing defects cited in the plant. If not completed in a satisfactory manner, the safety and reliability of the power plant are put at great risk resulting in frequent plant downtime, maintenance problems, loss of generation revenue, and ultimately reduced durability, according to UEGCL.<\/p>\n

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