The Parliamentary Committee on Natural Resources has discovered that Nalubale, formally Owen falls dam and Kiira hydro power plants their main power generation houses have developed a serious cracks.

Harrison Mutekanga, the Chief Executive Officer of the Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited (Right) together with the Energy Minister, Irene Muloni.

Harrison Mutekanga, the Chief Executive Officer of the Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited (UEGCL)today (August 17)told the Committee Chaired by the Isingiro South MP, Alex Byarugaba, that the two power plants are cracking from  the power house structure.

He attributed the cracking on these power dams to reactive concrete.

Lawrence Songa,the MP for  Ora County in Zombo district also demanded to know the contractor who built a section on Karuma power dam which developed similar  cracks so as that such companies are black listed from undertaking future works.

The Chairperson of the Natural Resources Committee, Alex Byarugaba, said that the government should consider repairing this dam since it has become old.

The hydro power dam was constructed in 1954 and its life span was supposed to push on for more 30 years from now.

Mutekanga also said that the UEGCL plans to increase hydro power installation capacity by 50% from 380MW to 833MW by the year 2020.

He said that they will build local capacity for operation and maintenance of Karuma and Isimba hydro power plants to support government initiative of providing employment to youth to keep power tariff affordable and competitive.