Uganda, Feb. 13 -- Successful synchronization of the final sixth turbine (generation unit) of Karuma Hydropower Dam pushes the project to completion, the Uganda Electricity Generation Company Ltd (UEGCL) has confirmed.

On February 6, UEGCL noted that unit 5 was successfully synchronized to the national grid.

"This makes it the 6th and last generating unit to undergo all the operational tests for readiness. The 1st unit completed its trial run and grid connection tests on 21/03/23," a February 6, 2024 UEGCL post on X explains.

But success of the synchronization tests does not mean that the plant's overall construction works are complete for commissioning, UEGCL spokesperson Enock Kusasira told Monitor.

"Those units were synchronized bu...