Nelsap is delighted to share with you key activities carried out during the period of January to June 2014.
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NELSAP HOSTS PERMANENT SECRETARIES FROM NINE NBI COUNTRIES FOR
EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING TOUR TO THE 80MW REGIONAL RUSUMO PROJECT -
KENYA AND UGANDA EXPRESS COMMITMENT TO FULL IMPLEMENTATION
OF TRANSBOUNDARY ANGOLOLO WATER RESOURCES PROJECT -
THE 80MW REGIONAL RUSUMO PROJECT KEY TO RWANDA ATTAINING
ITS ENERGY SECURITY GOALS – SAYS RWANDA ENVIRONMENT PS -
FEASIBILITY OF TRANSBOUNDARY ANGOLOLO WATER RESOURCES
PROJECT COMPLETE, CONFIRMED VIABLE WITH 14% RATE OF RETURN -
MINISTERS CALL ON NILE BASIN COUNTRIES TO RATIFY
NILE BASIN COOPERATIVE FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT (CFA) -
HISTORY AND STATUS OF THE NILE BASIN COOPERATIVE
FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT (CFA) -
SOUTH SUDAN MINISTER CALLS FOR NBI SUPPORT TOWARDS LONG-TERM
SOLUTIONS FOR THE RAGING FLOODS IN THE COUNTRY -
RUSUMO SUBSTATION AND TRANSMISSION LINES NEAR COMPLETION
AS COUNTRIES SET TO FINALIZE POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENTS (PPA) -
FISHERS FIND ALTERNATIVE LIVELIHOOD FROM COMMERCIAL
PRODUCTION OF SCHOOL CHALK, LIQUID SOAP, AND SHAMPOO -
INSTALLATION OF HYDROMET STATIONS IN THE NILE BASIN
COUNTRIES BEGINS -
RUSUMO PROJECT COUNCIL OF MINISTERS VISIT THE
80MW POWER PROJECT WHOSE CONSTRUCTION IS AT 95% -
KENYA TAKES OVER LEADERSHIP OF THE NILE EQUATORIAL
LAKES COUNCIL OF MINISTERS (NELCOM) FROM D.R CONGO -
NILE BASIN COUNTRIES REAFFIRM THEIR COMMITMENT
TO BASIN COOPERATION -
NELSAP WELCOMES THREE NEW STAFF
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RWANDA RECEIVES EQUIPMENT
FOR SIX (6) HYDROMET STATIONS -
TANZANIA TO HOST THE ANNUAL NILE BASIN
COUNCIL OF MINISTERS (COM) MEETING -
CONSTRUCTION OF 80MW REGIONAL RUSUMO HYDROPOWER PROJECT
HEADING TO COMPLETION, WAS AT 93% BY MAY 2022 -
UPDATE OF FEASIBILITY OF INTERCONNECTION OF POWER GRIDS OF
D.R CONGO -UGANDA BEGINS, WILL BE COMPLETED BY DECEMBER 2022 -
FROM ARTISANAL FISHING TO BEE-KEEPING: LEAF II CHANGING
LIFE OF A YOUTH GROUP FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY -
LEAF II SUPPORTS WOMEN AND YOUTH GROUPS TO INITIATE GOAT
REARING PROJECTS TO SUPPLEMENT INCOME FROM FISHING -
ETHIOPIA WATER MINISTER COMMENDS NELSAP FOR ESTABLISHING A
DAM SAFETY PROJECT TO SUPPORT NILE BASIN COUNTRIES -
BURUNDI MINISTER VISIT RUSUMO ‘BENEFIT-SHARING’ DEVELOPMENT
PROJECTS IN GITERANYI AND BUSONI COMMUNES -
WELCOMING THE NEW PROJECT MANAGER FOR THE
REGIONAL RUSUMO FALLS HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT -
UGANDA ACQUIRES A NEW MARINE RESEARCH VESSEL FOR LAKE ALBERT -
LESSONS FROM PILOT CAGE AQUACULTURE VENTURE TARGETING
ARTISANAL FISHER GROUPS ON LAKE ALBERT -
SUN-DRYERS TO DOUBLE THE MARKET VALUE OF SMALL PELAGIC FISH
SPECIES OF LAKE ALBERT -
ANGOLOLO PROJECT TO SUPPLY FOUR TIMES MORE WATER THAN
PREVIOUSLY ESTIMATED, GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS COMMENCE -
INTRODUCING NBI GROUNDWATER PROJECT - INTERVIEW WITH
DR. MAHA ABDELRAHEEM ISMAIL, NBI GROUNDWATER PROJECT LEAD -
NELSAP WELCOMES NEW REGIONAL COORDINATOR
Dr. Eng. Isaac Alukwe -
SUCCESSFUL HANDOVER OF TWO MODERN INTEGRATED LANDING SITES
WITH COLD ROOMS AND ICE MAKING MACHINES IN EASTERN D.R CONGO -
RWENSHAMA MODERN INTEGRATED FISH LANDING SITE IN UGANDA
NOW COMPLETE AND IN FULL OPERATION -
KENYA AND UGANDA FINALLY SETTLE ON EXACT LOCATION OF
THE ANGOLOLO DAM -
SECOND JOINT PATROLS BY D.R.C & UGANDA CONDUCTED AS FOLLOW-UP TO
A SUCCESSFUL FIRST ONE THAT NABBED 20,000 ILLEGAL GEARS -
14.5 MW TRANSBOUNDARY AKANYARU PROJECT TO COMMENCE SOON,
RWANDA APPROVES MOU, BURUNDI PREPARES FOR THE SAME -
MOBILE PHONE AND INCREASE IN FISH QUALITY AND QUANTITY
ON LAKES EDWARD AND ALBERT -
D.R CONGO RETURNS, TAKES OVER ROTATING LEADERSHIP OF
THE NILE EQUATORIAL LAKES COUNCIL OF MINISTERS (NELCOM) -
NEW MILESTONE AS RUSUMO PROJECT ENTERS
FINAL PHASE , CONSTRUCTION 78% COMPLETE -
CAGE AQUACULTURE ON LAKE ALBERT, A RAY OF HOPE FOR A GROUP OF
ARTISANAL FISHERS AS THEY PREPARE TO HARVEST 36,000 FISH -
FIRST EVER JOINT PATROLS ON LAKES EDWARD AND ALBERT BY D.R.C AND UGANDA NAB
THOUSANDS OF ILLEGAL GEARS, SETS STAGE FOR PERMANENT JOINT MANAGEMENT -
NELSAP-CU SUPPORTS SOUTH SUDAN TO CONDUCT FULL FEASIBILITY
OF THE 170KM 400KV NIMULE - JUBA POWER TRANSMISSION LINE -
FEASIBILITY IDENTIFIES TWO BEST LOCATIONS FOR ANGOLOLO DAM, TO BE
APPROVED BY DAM SAFETY PANEL OF EXPERTS AND STAKEHOLDERS -
NILE BASIN STATES MUST INVEST SUBSTANTIALLY TO HARNESS THEIR WATER RESOURCES
ENDOWMENT - SAYS ETHIOPIA WATER MINISTER HON. DR. ENG. SELESHI BEKELE -
DRC MINISTER AND GOVERNOR PRESIDE OVER HAND-OVER OF FISH LANDING SITES,
INSPECTS WATER AND FISH RESEARCH STATIONS AND FISH COLD ROOMS -
BURUNDI MINISTER COMMENDS PROGRESS OF RUSUMO COMMUNITY PROJECTS AS CONSTRUCTION
OF TWO HEALTH CENTRES AND WATER SUPPLY FOR 28,000 PEOPLE NEARS COMPLETION -
D.R CONGO FISHERIES MINISTER REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO 3RD PHASE LEAF PROJECT,
UNVEILS MOBILE WATER QUALITY LABORATORY -
COMMUNITY AND GOVERNMENTS OF KENYA AND UGANDA APPROVE
ONGOING ANGOLOLO FULL FEASIBILITY STUDY -
NILE BASIN COUNTRIES AND DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS AFFIRM THEIR COMMITMENT
TO TRANS BOUNDARY COOPERATION DURING THE 23RD NELCOM MEETING -
ETHIOPIA TAKES OVER LEADERSHIP OF NBI INVESTMENT ARM, NELSAP,
WILL SUPPORT NELSAP TO DELIVER INVESTMENT TO ALL NBI COUNTRIES -
COUNCIL OF MINISTERS APPROVE PROPOSED USD 221 MILLION TRANS BOUNDARY
WETLANDS MANAGEMENT & INVESTMENT PLAN TO COVER 3 WETLAND SITES -
NEW ENTRO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ASSUMES OFFICE -
LEAF II CONSTRUCTS 5 MODERN FISH LANDING SITES IN D.R CONGO AND
UGANDA TO PROCESS 6,840 TONS OF FISH, SERVE 14,528 FISHERS -
NELSAP IMPLEMENTS USD 15 MILLION DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS FOR DISTRICTS
NEIGHBORING RUSUMO PROJECT -
NELSAP TO COMMENCE UPDATING FEASIBILITY OF D.R CONGO - UGANDA
POWER INTERCONNECTION WITH FUNDING FROM THE AfDB -
ANOTHER MILESTONE AS CONSTRUCTION AT THE REGIONAL RUSUMO FALLS
HYDRO-ELECTRIC PROJECT PROGRESSED TO 62% IN APRIL 2020 -
FULL FEASIBILITY OF ANGOLOLO PROJECT BEGINS AS PANEL OF DAM EXPERTS,
RPSC FORMED, COMMUNITY SENSITIZATION DONE -
NELSAP BEGINS TO ESTABLISH A NETWORK OF HYDROLOGICAL STATIONS
IN NEL REGION FOR EFFECTIVE RIVER BASIN PLANNING -
DEVELOPMENT OF THE COUNTRY DRIVEN MULTI-SECTOR BASIN-WIDE
NEL INVESTMENT PROGRAM (NELIP) TAKING SHAPE -
NELSAP CONDUCTS FIRST EVER LAKE-WIDE SURVEY OF FISH STOCK,
ALL FISHING GEARS AND FISHERS ON LAKES EDWARD AND ALBERT -
INCOMING AND OUTGOING COUNCIL OF MINISTERS CHAIRS
CONGRATULATE NELSAP FOR EXEMPLARY PERFORMANCE -
NELSAP/GIZ COMPLETE THE LOWER MARA ENVIRONMENTAL FLOW ASSESSMENT
THAT WILL INFORM WATER ALLOCATION PLANNING IN THE MARA RIVER BASIN -
NELSAP STEPS UP PREPARATION FOR AKANYARU MULTIPURPOSE PROJECT
TO IRRIGATE 12,474 HA AND GENERATE 14.5MW FOR BURUNDI AND RWANDA -
COMMISSIONING OF RWANDA-UGANDA POWER INTERCONNECTION AND
SYNCHRONIZATION OF KENYA-UGANDA-RWANDA-BURUNDI-DRC GRIDS IN 2020 -
NEL MEMBER STATES RECEIVE CAPACITY BUILDING ON INSTITUTIONAL
SUSTAINABILITY FOR RIVER BASIN PLANNING AND MANAGEMENTnn -
MESSAGE FROM THE REGIONAL COORDINATOR,
NELSAP-CU Eng. Elicad Elly Nyabeeya
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NELSAP IMPROVING ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY AND
ENERGISING NILE BASIN ECONOMIES -
ENERGY MINISTERS APPRECIATE CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS
OF REGIONAL RUSUMO HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT -
NELSAP-CU REGIONAL COORDINATOR BRIEFS SOUTH SUDAN
VICE PRESIDENT ON THE NYIMUR-LIMUR PROJECT -
LEAF II PROJECT HANDS OVER MOBILE
WATER QUALITY LABORATORIES TO UGANDA -
NELSAP-CU LAUNCHES ANGOLOLO IRRIGATION
DEVELOPMENT AND WATERSHED PROJECT -
DR CONGO CONSTRUCTING FISH LANDING SITES,
WATER QUALITY MONITORING STATIONS THROUGH LEAF II -
NELSAP-CU Undertakes Dam Safety Training
for the Nile Equatorial Lakes Countries -
The Tanzania Prime Minister Officiates
NELCOM 2018 Council of Ministers Meeting -
LEAF II PROJECT PROVIDES 4 FULLY EQUIPPED PATROL BOATS
TO D.R CONGO AND UGANDA, TRAINS ON THEIR USE