The proposed project is a joint development undertaking by the Governments of Burundi, Rwanda and
Tanzania. The agreed project preparation management arrangements consist, at the regional level, of
a Council of Ministers in charge of electricity in the three countries; a Project Implementation
Committee (PIC) consisting of the Managing Director/Director General of the Electricity Utility,
Director General/ Commissioner/Director of Energy in each country; and a Project Manager at the
NELSAP Coordination Unit (NELSAP-CU). NBI/NELSAP will also have fiduciary responsibility and
oversee donor grants to the project. In March 2006 in Kigali, the Ministers of Energy of the three
countries signed a Joint Project Development Agreement,
reconfirming their commitment to jointly develop the Project.