Kiira Dam

dam, Uganda

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The Kiira Dam is a hydroelectric dam located in Jinja, Uganda, approximately 0.6 miles (1 km) from the Nalubaale Dam. Completed in 1999, it began generating power in 2000. This dam, along with the Nalubaale Dam, harnesses the power of the Victoria Nile as it flows from Lake Victoria to provide electricity for Uganda and western Kenya. The development of these dams has been crucial to Jinja's growth as Uganda's primary industrial hub.12

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A second dam, Kiira, was later constructed about 0.6 mile (1 km) from Nalubaale. It was completed in 1999 and began producing hydroelectric power the next year. Industries include the first steel-rolling mill of eastern Africa, a copper smeltery, plywood and tobacco factories, and a grain-conditioning plant. Nearby…
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A second dam, Kiira, was later constructed about 0.6 mile (1 km) from Nalubaale. It was completed in 1999 and began producing hydroelectric power the next year. Industries include the first steel-rolling mill of eastern Africa, a copper smeltery, plywood and tobacco factories, and a grain-conditioning plant. Nearby…
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A second dam, Kiira, was later constructed 0.6 mile (1 km) from Nalubaale. It was completed in 1999 and began producing hydroelectric power the next year.
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A second dam, Kiira, was later constructed 0.6 mile (1 km) from Nalubaale. It was completed in 1999 and began producing hydroelectric power the next year.
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