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Gisagara peat power plant transforms livelihoods

Funds mobilization ongoing for Akanyaru Multipurpose Water project

The Nile Basin Initiative Secretariat has announced that a funds mobilization process is ongoing for the Rwanda-Brundi Akanyaru Multipurpose Water Resources Development project. This process is backed by the African Development Bank (AfDB) and NEPAD Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility (IPPF). The project involves the construction of a dam near Akanyaru River with capacity to produce nearly 333 million cubic metres of water for irrigation to serve 846,000 people. Furthermore, it seeks to supply potable water to 614,200 people in Burundi and Rwanda and irrigate 12,474 hectares of farmlands in both countries. The project is also expected to generate 14.5MW of hydro-electric power, which will power 141,111 homes.

Rwanda Completes Construction Of 80MW Peat Power Plant

Taarifa Rwanda Published 3 months ago 0share Rwanda is weeks or months away from switching on 80MW Peat Power Plant to add onto the national grid, all signs show that construction of the Gisagara district based power generation structure is complete. At a cost of a staggering U$350 million, construction works of this peat power plant started in May 2017 and by 2019 construction had reached at 75% progress. According to the government, the plant had been planned to switch on power in March 2020. The plant was built by Quantum Power- a Turkish company that employed 915 workers most of whom are residents of Mamba Sector the site location of the facility.