Nairobi, Feb. 16 -- Uganda's Energy Minister Ms Ruth Nankabirwa on Thursday signed a joint development agreement with Industrial Promotion Services (IPS) and Westgass International for a green hydrogen fertiliser plant.

The plant will be strategically located at Karuma, Kiryandogo District, within Bunyoro sub-region to leverage its proximity with the 600megawatts Karuma Hydropower Plant.

According to Nankabirwa, the significance of the project extends far beyond the realms of agriculture.

She said the project aims to reduce the country's dependence on imported fertilisers, therefore strengthening economic resilience and sovereignty with an estimated investment of about $400 million (Ush1.55 trillion).

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