DR Congo (Buhandahanda - Goma) - Rwanda (Gisenyi – Kibuye - Shango) Power Transmission Line

The transmission line is composed of the 95 km long, 220 kV Goma-Bukavu line and Buhandahanda substation in the D.R Congo and the completed 12 km 220 kV Goma-Gisenyi line. This is an extension of the original completed Goma- Gisenyi line.

The transmission line is composed of the 95 km long, 220 kV Goma-Bukavu line and Buhandahanda substation in the D.R Congo and the completed 12 km 220 kV Goma-Gisenyi line. This is an extension of the original completed Goma- Gisenyi line.

The D.R Congo (Goma) - Rwanda (Gisenyi) power interconnection is a 12 km 220kV Overhead Transmission Line (OHTL) that runs from Gisenyi in Rwanda to Goma in the Eastern D.R Congo. This line was successfully completed four years ago (2016) and has been energized at 110kV. Feasibility of this line was done by NELSAP and NELSAP supervised its implementation on behalf of the countries. The line connects the Eastern D.R Congo into the grids of the NEL countries. The line included construction of two substations at Gisenyi and at Goma. The interconnection of D.R Congo - Rwanda electric grids was necessitated by the desire to address the high cost of power which arose from high electricity costs and from use of diesel generators, poor reliability and low electricity access rates in the region. The associated Goma substation once completed will contribute to increased power supply security in the region to the benefit of households, industry, and small and medium sized enterprises which will gain access to cheaper, more reliable and sustainable electricity. It will also contribute to the implementation of the regional power market. This project falls under the Interconnection of the Electric Grids of the NEL Countries, which is implemented in five countries by NELSAP/NBI on behalf of the NEL Countries (Burundi, D.R. Congo, Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda). Interconnection of the Electric Grids of the NEL Countries project comprises installation of 931.5 kms of Overhead Transmission Lines (OHTL) at 400/220/110kV and construction of 17 substations and , 220kV line that interconnects with Ruzizi III Power Project. . This project is funded by the African Development Bank (AfDB), German Development Bank (KfW) Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Government of Netherlands (GON) SIDA and EU. 

The transmission line is composed of the 95 km long, 220 kV Goma-Bukavu line and Buhandahanda substation in the D.R Congo and the completed 12 km 220 kV Goma-Gisenyi line. This is an extension of the original completed Goma- Gisenyi line.

The transmission line is composed of the 95 km long, 220 kV Goma-Bukavu line and Buhandahanda substation in the D.R Congo and the completed 12 km 220 kV Goma-Gisenyi line. This is an extension of the original completed Goma- Gisenyi line.

The D.R Congo (Goma) - Rwanda (Gisenyi) power interconnection is a 12 km 220kV Overhead Transmission Line (OHTL) that runs from Gisenyi in Rwanda to Goma in the Eastern D.R Congo. This line was successfully completed four years ago (2016) and has been energized at 110kV. Feasibility of this line was done by NELSAP and NELSAP supervised its implementation on behalf of the countries. The line connects the Eastern D.R Congo into the grids of the NEL countries. The line included construction of two substations at Gisenyi and at Goma. The interconnection of D.R Congo - Rwanda electric grids was necessitated by the desire to address the high cost of power which arose from high electricity costs and from use of diesel generators, poor reliability and low electricity access rates in the region. The associated Goma substation once completed will contribute to increased power supply security in the region to the benefit of households, industry, and small and medium sized enterprises which will gain access to cheaper, more reliable and sustainable electricity. It will also contribute to the implementation of the regional power market. This project falls under the Interconnection of the Electric Grids of the NEL Countries, which is implemented in five countries by NELSAP/NBI on behalf of the NEL Countries (Burundi, D.R. Congo, Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda). Interconnection of the Electric Grids of the NEL Countries project comprises installation of 931.5 kms of Overhead Transmission Lines (OHTL) at 400/220/110kV and construction of 17 substations and , 220kV line that interconnects with Ruzizi III Power Project. . This project is funded by the African Development Bank (AfDB), German Development Bank (KfW) Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Government of Netherlands (GON) SIDA and EU. 

D.R Congo (Goma) - Rwanda (Gisenyi) power interconnection is a 12 km 220kV Overhead Transmission Line (OHTL) that runs from Gisenyi in Rwanda to Goma in the Eastern D.R Congo

installation of 931.5 kms of Overhead Transmission Lines (OHTL) at 400/220/110kV and construction of 17 substations and , 220kV line that interconnects with Ruzizi III Power Project.