 Those talks collapsed in June 2017 when CPECC, the main contractor in the consortium, pulled out of the talks.In August 2017, Albertine Graben Refinery Consortium, a new consortium led by General Electric (GE) of the United States agreed to build the US$4 billion refinery.GE is to own 60 percent, while the government of Uganda and other investors take up the remaining 40 percent.