Utilizing sustainability assessment framework to obtain a social license to operate in renewable energy projects :The case of Murchison Hydropower Project in Uganda

Azubuike, I. Smith; Nakanwagi, Susan; Dike, C. Samuel

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Utilizing sustainability assessment framework to obtain a social license to operate in renewable energy projects :The case of Murchison Hydropower Project in Uganda

Azubuike, I. Smith; Nakanwagi, Susan; Dike, C. Samuel

URI: https://pub.nkumbauniversity.ac.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/903

Date: 2022

Abstract:

The Ugandan government has contracted Bonang Energy and Power Ltd. to construct a hydropower dam at Murchison waterfall to generate about 360 megawatts of electricity to address its energy needs. But this project faces opposition from stakeholders – environmental activists, tourism promoters and operators