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The objective of the Regional Rusumo Falls Hydroelectric Project is to increase power supply of electricity to the national grids of Burundi, Rwanda, and Tanzania. There are five project components; the International Development Association supports four, and the Africa Development Bank supports one. The first component comprises civil works for the access to and construction of power facilities, offices, and housing. The second component comprises mechanical and electrical works for hydro-mechanical equipment, turbine-generator sets and auxiliaries, generation substations, and power complex control and communications equipment. The third component will finance the Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) and Resettlement Action Plan (RAP). The fourth component will finance owner?s engineers to assist with overall project management and implementation of the ESMP and RAP. The fifth component consists of the construction of three transmission lines from Rusumo to Gitega, Burundi, Kigali, Rwanda, and Nyakanazi, Tanzania. These transmission lines will connect the power station at Rusumo to the national grids of Rwanda and Burundi, and supply electricity to the western mining provinces of Tanzania.
The development objective of the Regional Rusumo Falls Hydroelectric Project is to increase the supply of electricity to the national grids of Rwanda, Tanzania and Burundi.
Key Details
Project Details
Project ID
P075941
Status
Active
Team Leader
Norah Kipwola,Laurencia Karimi Njagi
Borrower 2
Republic of Rwanda, United Republic of Tanzania, Republic of Burundi
Country
Eastern and Southern Africa
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
N/A
Total Project Cost 1
US$ 468.90 million
Implementing Agency
NBI NELSAP Coordination Unit (NELSAP-CU), Rusumo Power Company Limited
Region
Eastern and Southern Africa
Fiscal Year 3
2014
Commitment Amount
US$ 455.90 million
Environmental Category
A
Last Update Date
June 19, 2023
Closing Date
June 30, 2024
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