Burundi-DRC-Rwanda Power Interconnection

The project involves construction of 200km Overhead Transmission Line (OHTL) line which consists of upgrading the current line from Goma substation to the Rusizi I substation in DR Congo from 70 kV to 220 kV, the line from Rusizi 1 station to Bujumbura in Burundi from 70 kV to 220 kV and construction of an extension from Bujumbura to Kiliba in DR Congo, construction of a 220kV line from Kibuye to Gisenyi substation in Rwanda and then extending the line from Gisenyi substation to a new substation in Goma in DR Congo. A corrigendum to the appraisal report added the following lines: a) 103 km 110 kV line from Rwegura (Burundi) to Kigoma (Rwanda) and the 62 km 220 kV line from Goma substation in DRC to Mukungwa (Rwanda) and further extending the line from Mukungwa to Birembo substation in Rwanda. The current allocation of funds on the project does not include the Goma - Mukungwa- Birembo and Rwegura (Burundi) to Kigoma (Rwanda) whose funding is being mobilized by the Rwandan and Burundi governments.

The project involves construction of 200km Overhead Transmission Line (OHTL) line which consists of upgrading the current line from Goma substation to the Rusizi I substation in DR Congo from 70 kV to 220 kV, the line from Rusizi 1 station to Bujumbura in Burundi from 70 kV to 220 kV and construction of an extension from Bujumbura to Kiliba in DR Congo, construction of a 220kV line from Kibuye to Gisenyi substation in Rwanda and then extending the line from Gisenyi substation to a new substation in Goma in DR Congo. A corrigendum to the appraisal report added the following lines: a) 103 km 110 kV line from Rwegura (Burundi) to Kigoma (Rwanda) and the 62 km 220 kV line from Goma substation in DRC to Mukungwa (Rwanda) and further extending the line from Mukungwa to Birembo substation in Rwanda. The current allocation of funds on the project does not include the Goma - Mukungwa- Birembo and Rwegura (Burundi) to Kigoma (Rwanda) whose funding is being mobilized by the Rwandan and Burundi governments.