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Uganda picks Sweco to do

feasibility study on floating

solar plant technology

UGANDA UGANDA Electricity Generation Company has investors and financiers,” said Conny Udd, Swe-
selected Stockholm-headquartered engineering co’s divisional manager for energy and industry.
firm Sweco to carry out a feasibility study for “The energy sector is conducting an increas-
floating solar technology as part of a bid to diver- ing number of innovative projects and Sweco has
sify the country’s energy mix, of which hydro- great ambitions to participate in international
power is the main source. initiatives to contribute to the green transition”
Sweco will conduct a preliminary assessment The project is set to commence immediately
of four dams in the country to determine which after a feasibility study report and a detailed
is most suitable for the project. It is expected to design of a pilot floating solar photovoltaic plant
deliver a detailed design of a pilot plant. is complete.
It will also carry out a detailed study and pro- At a total £640,000, the feasibility study is
duce a design and specifications to enable the expected to last for two years.
procurement of contractors as well as producing The project is between the governments of
financial and environmental impact assessments Sweden and Uganda financed by Swedfund,
(EIAs). a Swedish state-owned development finance
“This is a new technological field that is institution.™
highly attractive for power companies, private

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