Taba-Gakomeye Multipurpose Water Resources Development Project

Taba-Gakomeye Multipurpose Water Resources Development Project was identified by the Government of Rwanda under the Kagera River Basin Management Project. The site is located along the Mwogo River, which is a tributary of the Akanyaru and Nyabarongo Rivers, and forms the boundary between the districts of Huye and Nyamgabe in the Southern Province of Rwanda. The site is named after the villages of Taba and Gakomeye that are located close to the dam site.

The project comprises of a 14m height dam; 3.09 MCM storage reservoir; 0.064 MW hydropower capacity; irrigation of 183 ha; flood protection; water supply to 158,000 people and their livestock (from 8 sectors in three districts - Huye, Nyamagabe and Nyaruguru); and aquaculture through 2.29 ha of fish ponds.

The project feasibility studies were carries out in 2011-2012 with funding from Norway and Sweden.

Taba-Gakomeye Multipurpose Water Resources Development Project was identified by the Government of Rwanda under the Kagera River Basin Management Project. The site is located along the Mwogo River, which is a tributary of the Akanyaru and Nyabarongo Rivers, and forms the boundary between the districts of Huye and Nyamgabe in the Southern Province of Rwanda. The site is named after the villages of Taba and Gakomeye that are located close to the dam site.

The project comprises of a 14m height dam; 3.09 MCM storage reservoir; 0.064 MW hydropower capacity; irrigation of 183 ha; flood protection; water supply to 158,000 people and their livestock (from 8 sectors in three districts - Huye, Nyamagabe and Nyaruguru); and aquaculture through 2.29 ha of fish ponds.

The project feasibility studies were carries out in 2011-2012 with funding from Norway and Sweden.

14m height dam; 3.09 MCM storage reservoir; 0.064 MW
hydropower capacity; irrigation of 183 ha; flood protection; water supply to
158,000 people and their livestock (from 8 sectors in three districts - Huye,
Nyamagabe and Nyaruguru); and aquaculture through 2.29 ha of fish ponds.