Sida is considering supporting the rehabilitation of two hydropower plants in Mozambique, Mavuzi and Chicamba. The role of Norway’s SN Power in the project will be a key factor in the final decision.

Norway links all China support to ODA

While Norway reports all its assistance to China as ODA, other donors channel their support through a variety of instruments. Sweden reports only 6 per cent of its China support as aid.

‘Karuma hydro project to start next year’

Donors have had too much influence on Ugandan energy policy and valuable time has been wasted, Energy Minister Daudi Migereko tells Development Today. "The cost has been astronomical," he says.