{"id":2000123964,"date":"2026-08-28T17:56:37","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T15:56:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/?p=2000123964"},"modified":"2026-08-28T17:56:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T15:56:38","slug":"construction-of-nyabarongo-ii-dam-reaches-75","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/construction-of-nyabarongo-ii-dam-reaches-75\/","title":{"rendered":"Construction of Nyabarongo II dam reaches 75%"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Rwanda Energy Group (REG) said construction is progressing well, with work being accelerated to ensure the dam starts generating electricity as scheduled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once completed, Nyabarongo II will generate 43.5 megawatts (MW) of electricity, making it one of Rwanda\u2019s major energy infrastructure projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The project will also create a 68-kilometre-long artificial lake with a storage capacity of 800 million cubic metres of water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beyond power generation, the reservoir is expected to support irrigation, flood control, water supply and water transport linking Rwanda\u2019s Northern Province with Kigali.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Water from the project will benefit five districts: Kamonyi, Muhanga, Gakenke, Nyabihu and Ngororero, where it is expected to support various development activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

REG said tourism and other economic activities are also planned around the lake, creating additional opportunities for communities living in the surrounding areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nyabarongo II is expected to boost Rwanda\u2019s electricity generation capacity and support the country\u2019s efforts to expand access to reliable energy for economic development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The project has been allocated Rwf149.81 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Rwanda Energy Group (REG) said construction is progressing well, with work being accelerated to ensure the dam starts generating electricity as scheduled.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The dam is expected to create a 68-square-kilometre artificial lake once it is fully filled.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The project has a total budget of Rwf149.81 billion.<\/strong>
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Construction of Rwanda\u2019s Nyabarongo II hydropower dam has reached 75%, with workers operating around the clock as the country pushes to have the project completed by the end of 2027.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":131,"featured_media":2000123966,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[151,69],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-2000123964","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","tag-editors-choice","tag-homehighlights","byline-igihe"],"bylines":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"contributors":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"featured_image":{"id":2000123966,"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/08\/nyabarongo3-576a1.jpg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":1000,"height":750,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/08\/nyabarongo3-576a1.jpg","width":1000,"height":750},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/08\/nyabarongo3-576a1.jpg","width":1000,"height":750},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/08\/nyabarongo3-576a1.jpg","width":1000,"height":750},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/08\/nyabarongo3-576a1.jpg","width":1000,"height":750},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/08\/nyabarongo3-576a1.jpg","width":1000,"height":750}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000123964","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/131"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2000123964"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000123964\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2000123971,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000123964\/revisions\/2000123971"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000123966"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2000123964"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2000123964"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2000123964"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=2000123964"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=2000123964"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}