Company Targets Locals For Employment The Eastern Equatoria State Government through its Physical Infrastructure Ministry has started mobilizing Katire area communities for employment opportunities to be offered by the Chinese Sino Hydro Power Corporation during the construction of a power plant in the area, an official has disclosed. 30 September 2013
*By Peter Lokale Nakimangole* *TORIT, 30 September 2013 [Gurtong] – *The construction of the Katire Power Plant by China's Sino Hydro Power Corporation is about to commence, the Company Coordinator Ms. Florence Akello John has told Gurtong on phone this morning from Juba. In July 2013, the Acting Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Marial Awuo Yol and the Assistant General Manager for corporate banking in China’s Exim Bank, Madam Mo, signed loan agreement for the construction of Kineti Hydro-power project. The $ 27 million project has been signed with the government of South Sudan paying 15% and China giving 85% of the money. Eastern Equatoria Governor, Louis Lobong Lojore welcomed the project saying that the project is one of his government top priorities. He said that power will attract small business enterprises and also provide the locals with employment to reduce the insecurity in the state. Company Coordinator Ms. Florence Akello John confirmed that her Company was organizing to come to Torit for labour confirmation which according to her must be agreed on recruitment between the Company versus the Community and state government. Last week, the newly appointed State Physical Infrastructure Ministry’s Director General Engineer Norman Charles Gideon in a company of the Katire area MP (Ikotos County) lobbied the beneficial community to get organized as the Chinese construction Company expresses real readiness to start its works soon. He assured the community that the Company in collaboration with the state government through his Ministry requires more 300 people from the indigenous community apart from additional number that comes from state Capital or other regions to provide the entire labour in the upcoming construction. He told them they were now working to ensure the process starts without trouble. Addressing hundreds of community members at Katire Payam near the site, Engineer Gideon appealed for cooperation from the community as he maintained that the construction Company is set to commence its works next month. The Community has to start identifying potential people who can provide labour to the Company as the registration is started. The area Member of Parliament Tobialo Alberio Oromo equally appreciated the hospitability of the community as he strongly challenged them not to turn down the big upcoming employment opportunities. He encouraged the local community to benefit from the pant by contributing labour force. Hon. Tobilo noted that the Company will boost socio-economic development to Katire community. China's Sino Hydro Power Corporation had announced it was embarking on transporting heavy equipments', to be used in the construction of the Katire Power Plant, by road. The machines, meant for the upcoming power plant construction at Katire with objective to supply electricity to Torit town in Eastern Equatoria State, are expected to disembark at South Sudan’s Nimule entry point all the way from China via Port Mombasa. About 15 company officials concluded a development visit to Katire Hydro Power electricity project construction site a fortnight ago. Posted in: Home<http://www.gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial/tabid/124/ctl/CategoryView/mid/519/categoryId/1/Home.aspx>, Business<http://www.gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial/tabid/124/ctl/CategoryView/mid/519/categoryId/2/Business.aspx>, Governance<http://www.gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial/tabid/124/ctl/CategoryView/mid/519/categoryId/6/Governance.aspx> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/SouthSudanKob/CAJb14orJpRXW582zFEiKQDbWxNMFEbvH_0kXa_%3DXL0f6z9dGqw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
