Amaila construction likely to start by end of September

Construction of the Amaila Falls Hydropower Project (AFHP) is anticipated to commence by the end of the third quarter of this year, with government proposing to provide US$80 million of equity to the project from money earned from the forest partnership with Norway.

Government has allocated $2.4 billion for the upgrade of 85 kilometres of existing roads and construction of 110 kilometres of virgin roads from Mabura Hill Road to Amaila Falls this year, Minister of Finance Dr. Ashni Singh disclosed during his presentation of the 2012 budget yesterday. Last year, $867.5 million was spent on the clearing