乌干达在经历了长达六年的延迟后,终于正式委托开建卡鲁马水电站。这六年间的延误主要归咎于输电线路遭到人为破坏以及土地征用过程中的障碍。该项目原定于2013年开始建设,计划总发电量为600兆瓦的电力。
在这一重大时刻,总统亲自出席了相关仪式。这个由中国出口-进口银行(Exim Bank of China)资助的项目,其总投资额达到了17亿美元,中国占比85%。能源部长Ruth Nankabirwa 表示,该项目得到了中方的全力支持。卡鲁马水电站位于吉兰多附近,距离乌干达首都坎帕拉有220公里的距离。
为了实现到2040年大幅提升电力产能的目标,并以此促进经济发展,乌干达规划了这一宏伟计划。BloombergNEF 的数据显示,在2023年,包括安哥拉、几内亚、马里、尼日利亚和乌干达在内的这些国家的新增电力容量中,水力发电占据了首位,总增容量超过了1.3吉瓦。
令人注目的是,卡鲁马水电站作为其中的一部分,是由中国建设方完成的。
新闻来源:www.bloomberg.com
原文地址:Uganda Commissions Karuma Hydropower Station After 6-Year Delay
新闻日期:2024-09-26
原文摘要:
Uganda commissioned the Karuma Hydropower Station after a six-year delay blamed on vandalism of transmission lines and obstacles in land acquisition.Construction for the dam, which can generate 600 megawatts of electricity, started in 2013. President attended the proceedings on Thursday. Exim Bank of China funded 85% of the $1.7 billion project, according to Energy Minister Ruth Nankabirwa. The dam at Kiryandongo is more than 220 kilometers (137 miles) north of capital, Kampala.Uganda plans a massive boost to its electricity generation capacity by 2040 to spur economic growth. Hydro topped new capacity additions in Angola, Guinea, Mali, Nigeria and Uganda, which together added more than 1.3 gigawatt in 2023, according to BloombergNEF.The dam was built by China’s .