Kampala — GARBAGE in the city will soon be converted into power, according to the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, writes John Kasozi.

A memorandum signed between the ministry and Taylor/Sesam Energetics 1, stated that 33 Megawatts of power would be produced daily from solid waste.

The ministry's acting permanent secretary, Eng. Paul Mubiru, signed on behalf of the Government and Dr. Noah Maalanti for the company which will finance the $88m (about sh149b) project.

Sam Julius Lukwago, an official from the company, said they would sign another memo with Kampala City Council to allow them use city waste for power production.

The memo would finalise the working document which consists of an Environment and Social Impact Assessment, a Long Term Waste Management Contract and the Power Purchase Agreement. KCC's agreement also looks at getting land for the project, which is currently at Lubya.

"We are also waiting for the project to be gazetted by the Electricity Regulatory Authority, so that we can have a public hearing.