Muvumba Irrigation and Watershed Development Project

Muvumba Irrigation and Watershed Development project is situated downstream the proposed Muvumba Dam site located along the   expansion of existing irrigation area by over 13,000 ha benefiting 50,000 farmers); provision of potable water supply to 118,494 people by 2035; flow regulation for drought and flood control, and restoration of critically degraded 'hotspots"™ in the 956 km2 catchment upstream of the dam.

Feasibility and detailed design studies were completed in 2015 with funding from the World Bank under the NCORE Programme. The location coordinates are 0.378021°N, 30.325978°E

Muvumba Irrigation and Watershed Development project is situated downstream the proposed Muvumba Dam site located along the Muvumba River in Nyagatare District, in the Eastern Province of Rwanda. The upstream watershed of the Mivumba River is located in Uganda. Presently, Rwanda"’s Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources (MINAGRI) operates diversion weirs that irrigate about 3,000 ha within the river valley. However the weirs do not provide storage and yet the river faces periods of low flows with insufficient water for irrigation and other water uses, and periods of high flow when it floods fields and destroys crops. The proposed project will have multiple components, including construction of a dam that will create a reservoir with storage capacity of 109 MCM; construction of a hydropower plant with generation capacity of 2.9 MW/25.3 GWh/year;  expansion of existing irrigation area by over 13,000 ha benefiting 50,000 farmers); provision of potable water supply to 118,494 people by 2035; flow regulation for drought and flood control, and restoration of critically degraded 'hotspots"’ in the 956 km2 catchment upstream of the dam.

Feasibility and detailed design studies were completed in 2015 with funding from the World Bank under the NCORE Programme. The location coordinates are 0.378021°N, 30.325978°E