Chinese power project in Uganda transforming lives

KIRYANDONGO, Uganda - Deep in the tunnels dug below River Nile in northern Uganda, Chinese engineers together with their Ugandan counterparts assemble turbines that will generate electricity at the country's largest hydropower plant.

In other parts of the tunnels, local workers under close supervision of Chinese technicians weld metals as concrete trucks come in and out of the tunnels, and outside the tunnels, it is equally busy as workers build several structures.

Zheng Zhuqiang, Chinese ambassador to Uganda said that thousands of youths have gained skills as a result of the construction of the Karuma hydropower plant. Construction started in 2013.