Rusumo Hydroelectric Power Station
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| Country | Rwanda |
| Location | Rusumo Falls, Kirehe District |
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| Status | Proposed |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | Kagera River |
| Reservoir | |
| Normal elevation | 1,325 m (4,347 ft) |
| Power station | |
| Commission date | 2018 (expected) |
| Type | Run-of-the-river |
| Turbines | 4 |
| Installed capacity | 80 MW (110,000 hp) |
Rusumo Hydroelectric Power Station, also Rusumo Power Station, is a proposed hydropower plant, with initial planned capacity installation of 80 megawatts (110,000 hp) when completed. The project will involve the construction of a dam, with run of river design. A 90 megawatts (120,000 hp) reservoir design had been envisaged but was abandoned in favor of an 80 MW design with a smaller environmental impact and an estimated cost of US$300 million as opposed to US$400 million for the bigger project.[1] The World Bank announced, on 6 August 2013, that it had approved loans totaling US$US$340 million towards the US$468.60 million needed for the project.[2] In November 2013, the African Development Bank approved a loan of US$113 million towards the completion of the project.[3][4]
Location
The power station is on the Kagera River, along Rwanda's international border with the Republic of Tanzania and approximately 2 kilometres (1.2 mi), downstream of the tripoint, where the two countries share a common border with the Republic of Burundi. The site is at Rusumo Falls, near the town of Rusumo, approximately 160 kilometres (99 mi), by road, southeast of Kigali, the capital and largest city in Rwanda.[5] Rusumo Falls lies approximately 65 kilometres (40 mi), by road, southeast of the provincial headquarters at Kibungo.[6] The approximate coordinates of the power station are:2°22'56.0"S, 30°47'00.0"E (Latitude:-2.382222; Longitude:30.783333).[7]
Other considerations
The power generated will be shared equally between the countries of Burundi, Rwanda and Tanzania.[3] The power will be evacuated from the generation plant via 220 kV transmission lines to transmission stations in Gitega in Burundi, a distance of 158 kilometres (98 mi), to Kigali in Rwanda, a distance of 115 kilometres (71 mi), and to Nyakanazi in Tanzania, a distance of 98 kilometres (61 mi).[8]
See also
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