{"id":39758,"date":"2019-07-30T14:23:18","date_gmt":"2019-07-30T14:23:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/rwanda-neighbors-to-benefit-from-a-regional-hydro\/"},"modified":"2019-08-01T11:29:38","modified_gmt":"2019-08-01T11:29:38","slug":"rwanda-neighbors-to-benefit-from-a-regional-hydro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/rwanda-neighbors-to-benefit-from-a-regional-hydro\/","title":{"rendered":"Rwanda, neighbors to benefit from a regional hydro power plant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The implementation of the project which is is established in Rusizi, a district in southwestern Rwanda on the border with DR Congo and Burundi will be carried out at a total cost of $625.19 million of which $138.88 million will be provided by the African Development Bank, it said. <\/p>\n<p>The Rusizi III Hydropower Plant Project is the first regional power project in East  Africa to be established as a public-private partnership (PPP),  according to the Rwandan Minister of Infrastructure, Claver Gatete.<\/p>\n<p>The minister witnessed the signing of the ceremonies between the three countries in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo.<\/p>\n<p>DRC was represented by the Acting Minister of Energy and Water Resources while Come Manirakiza represented Burundi as the Minister of Hydraulics, Energy and Mines. <\/p>\n<p>The construction is expected to start in 2021 and the project is due for completion in 2026, according to the same source. <\/p>\n<p>Its implementation was entrusted to the Great Lakes Energy Organisation  (EGL), a sub-regional body that coordinates energy development in East  Africa.<\/p>\n<p>Its implementation is now possible thanks to the funding allocated by various donors, including the French Development Agency (ADF),  the European Investment Bank and the European Union. <\/p>\n<p>Nearly 20 percent of the funds have already been mobilized since 2015 by the African Development Bank (AfDB). <\/p>\n<p>These new facilities will provide an independent source of green energy, helping the DR Congo, Rwanda and Burundi to meet their growing energy needs, reports said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-31031 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/11-814-3893f.jpg\" alt=\"The Rusizi III Hydropower Plant Project is the first regional power project in East  Africa to be established as a public-private partnership \" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senior representatives of governments from Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Monday endorsed in Kinshasa one of the long-awaited joint Rusizi III Hydropower Plant Project with a capacity to generate 144 MW power by 2026, an official source disclosed to APA in 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