Quick Facts
Countries:
Where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
- Burundi
- Congo, Democratic Republic of
- Rwanda
Banks:
International, regional and national development finance institutions. Many of these banks have a public interest mission, such as poverty reduction.
- African Development Bank (AFDB)
Status: Approved
Bank Risk Rating:
A
Risk rating varies among banks and may refer only to the particular investment and not to the risk for the project as a whole. Projects marked 'U' have an 'Unknown' risk rating at the time of disclosure.
Board Decision Date:
2015-12-16
The estimate day the bank will vote on a proposed investment. The decision dates may change, so review updated project documents or contact the EWS team.
Borrower or Client:
Governments of Rwanda, Burundi and DRC
The holder of the loan, grant, or other investment.
Sectors:
The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.
Investment Type(s):
Loan
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, etc.
Investment Amount (USD):
$ 138.88 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, converted to USD$. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Project Cost (USD):
$ 625.19 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, converted to USD$. Please see updated project documentation for more information.
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RUZIZI 3 HYDROPWER PLANT
AFDB-P-Z1-FAB-018
Project Description
The arrangement of the Project was conceived in order to fully develop the cascade of the Ruzizi River in concert with the existing Ruzizi I and Ruzizi II projects and the proposed Ruzizi IV development. The Project develops a gross generating head of about 115 m by combination of a diversion dam and a headrace tunnel. The diversion dam impounds a small reservoir that will provide short term storage for use in hourly regulation of the generating output. The power station proposed will be comprised of three turbine-generator units with a total installed capacity of 147 MW. Each turbine is designed for a maximum flow rate of 50m3/s giving a total plant discharge of 150 m3/s. The annual power produced will vary depending on the water level in the reservoir and the number of units in operation but is expected to be 650 - 710GWH.
To facilitate power evacuation of power,
- three transmission lines of approximately 90km each and corresponding terminal substation equipment are included,
- a coordinating center to be built at Kamanyora substation will provide water management for the entire Ruzizi cascade,
- Access Scale up: connection of villages and towns in South East region,
- Scaling up access to electricity and reinforcement of the distribution grids in Easter DRC, Burundi and Rwanda, in total 350,000 new connections are planned,
- Capacity Building, Technical Assistance & Project Management
This project is part of the Programme for Infrastructure Development In Africa (PIDA)
Investment Description
- African Development Bank (AFDB)
Contact Information
RICHARD Humphrey Ndwiga
*No further contact information provided at the time of disclosure*
ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF AfDB
The Independent Review Mechanism (IRM), which is administered by the Compliance Review and Mediation Unit (CRMU), is the independent complaint mechanism and fact-finding body for people who have been or are likely to be adversely affected by an African Development Bank (AfDB)-financed project. If you submit a complaint to the IRM, it may assist you by either seeking to address your problems by facilitating a dispute resolution dialogue between you and those implementing the project and/or investigating whether the AfDB complied with its policies to prevent environmental and social harms. You can submit a complaint electronically by emailing crmuinfo@afdb.org, b.kargougou@afdb.org, b.fall@afdb.org, and/or s.toure@afdb.org. You can learn more about the IRM and how to file a complaint at https://www.afdb.org/en/independent-review-mechanism/.
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