The Prime Minister, Dr Ruhakana Rugunda has disclosed that Germany is to fund construction of the proposed 6.5MW Maziba hydroelectric power dam in Kabale district to boost the national grid.

Following massive interventions in the energy sector, the government targets to raise the national power generation capacity to over 3,850MW within the next few years, up from 60MW in 1986 and the current 835MW.

“The government has prioritised the power sector because it is vital in development, and our German friends have secured funding for the Kabale project,” Rugunda noted. He said extension of power distribution lines and other energy projects were ongoing across the country.

Dr Rugunda was addressing residents of Kyanamira Sub County at Kyanamira school grounds in Kabale district, ahead of President Yoweri Museveni’s wealth creation campaign in Kigezi sub region, on Wednesday.

The area Member of Parliament, Wilfred Nuwagaba and the Minister of State for East Africa Affairs, Shem Bageine also made remarks at the rally.