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National Water and Sewerage Corporation has signed off the Shs14.24 billion Hoima Emergency Water Supply implementation project aimed at improving and strengthening water infrastructure in Hoima City.
According to Dr Silver Mugisha, managing director NWSC, the project which was signed off yesterday is aimed at improving water quality, increasing supply reliability, and strengthening water infrastructure in Hoima City and surrounding areas ahead of the African Cup of Nations 2027 tournament, which is expected to increase the population of the area.
“The project forms part of government strategic investments in critical infrastructure to support the anticipated increase in population, economic activity, industrial development, and visitor numbers increase associated with AFCON 2027,” he said.
He added that the project will also support the continued growth of the Albertine region as Uganda’s oil and gas hub. The intervention involves the development of a new water supply system which will be drawing raw water from River Kafu. He explained that this is a new conventional treatment plant transmitting treated water to Hoima City through a bulk water transmission or transfer system.
The key project highlights include delivering a new water abstraction system on River Kafu, constructing a conventional water treatment plant with a capacity of 2 million liters per day, constructing 25km of transmission and distribution pipelines, constructing a 30,000-liter elevated steel reservoir on Musaijamukulu Hill, as well as installing associated pumping, electrical, treatment, storage, and distribution infrastructure.
Source: Daily Monitor
According to Dr Silver Mugisha, managing director NWSC, the project which was signed off yesterday is aimed at improving water quality, increasing supply reliability, and strengthening water infrastructure in Hoima City and surrounding areas ahead of the African Cup of Nations 2027 tournament, which is expected to increase the population of the area.
“The project forms part of government strategic investments in critical infrastructure to support the anticipated increase in population, economic activity, industrial development, and visitor numbers increase associated with AFCON 2027,” he said.
He added that the project will also support the continued growth of the Albertine region as Uganda’s oil and gas hub. The intervention involves the development of a new water supply system which will be drawing raw water from River Kafu. He explained that this is a new conventional treatment plant transmitting treated water to Hoima City through a bulk water transmission or transfer system.
The key project highlights include delivering a new water abstraction system on River Kafu, constructing a conventional water treatment plant with a capacity of 2 million liters per day, constructing 25km of transmission and distribution pipelines, constructing a 30,000-liter elevated steel reservoir on Musaijamukulu Hill, as well as installing associated pumping, electrical, treatment, storage, and distribution infrastructure.
Source: Daily Monitor