Stable hydropower key for industrialization, says UIRI chief

The executive director of the Uganda Industrial Research Institute (UIRI), Prof Charles Kwesiga, has emphasized need for stable hydro power supply if industrialization is to take root in Uganda.

“Without stable hydropower supply in the country, industrialization will not be possible. In the Kigezi region the situation is worse because hydropower is on and off and this situation cannot attract investment in industrialization,” Prof Kwesiga said on Monday at the opening of a two-day stakeholder engagement on Irish potato value chain.

The event was organized by Kabale University…