ABSTRACT
Nothing gives rise to so much general satisfaction as a new electricity station. Electricity is regarded as the hallmark of a modern society, providing people with light and heat in the cleanest and most convenient form. It is also deemed by many to have overriding importance for a country anxious to accelerate economic development. The Owen Falls Hydro-Electric Project in Uganda was especially intended to promote the latter and this paper is therefore concerned with two question: —first, what part hydroelectricity was expected to play in the economic development of Uganda and, secondly, whether ten years of operation have born out these expectations.
