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Songa Energy Upper Ruvyironza construction

Issue 521 - 17 February 2025

Songa Energy secures funding for two hydroelectric power plants in Burundi

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Issue 518 - 19 December 2024

Kenya-Tanzania interconnector energised, as Eapp starts to take shape

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Kenya looks to more renewable plants and imports to meet rising power needs

Issue 515 - 28 October 2024

Hardship pushes energy-starved Burundi towards off-grid renewables

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Issue 510 - 01 August 2024

Scatec offloads African hydropower assets to TotalEnergies

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Issue 493 - 22 October 2023

Rwanda a land of contradictions as global policeman Kagame plans to stand again

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Issue 492 - 01 October 2023

Burundi: Mini-grid developer Kaboni pilots cost-reflective community structure

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Issue 490 - 10 September 2023

Private utility Weza Power launches in Burundi

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Issue 490 - 15 August 2023

IFC provides initial funding for two Burundi hydropower schemes

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Project bulletin

Issue 486 - 06 June 2023

Burundi: Songa Energy starts Upper Ruvyironza hydroelectric power construction

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Tender

Issue 486 - 05 June 2023

Burundi: Tender for 10MW Mpanda hydro plant and 33kV power line

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Project bulletin

Issue 484 - 10 May 2023

Burundi: Mubuga solar power plant capacity to be doubled

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Issue 459 - 28 April 2022

Auditor General criticises Rusumo Falls “irregularities”

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Issue 457 - 20 March 2022

Burundi: Tembo Power seeks hydroelectric investment partner

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Issue 456 - 11 March 2022

Norad provides $56m grant, partners ATI’s RLSF

Pin Malawi, South Africa, Burundi

Strategy & risk

Issue 456 - 07 March 2022

Rare earth minerals play in Burundi

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Issue 449 - 04 November 2021

Burundi back from the wilderness

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Issue 449 - 31 October 2021

Burundi: First major power plant in three decades comes online

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Issue 447 - 11 October 2021

East Africa: Small hydro plants move ahead despite finance challenge

Pin Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi

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Selected Projects in Burundi

Mpanda Hydro

10.2MW | BOOT

Burundi

Upper Ruvyironza Hydro

1.65MW | IPP

Burundi

Upper Mulembwe Hydro

9MW | IPP

Burundi

Ruvubu Hydro

20MW | PPP

Burundi

Kabu 23 Hydro

14.3MW | IPP

Burundi

Cankuzo Solar PV

State owned

Burundi

Kigamba Solar PV

State owned

Burundi

Nyanza Lac Solar PV

State owned

Burundi

Nyki 032 Hydro

State owned

Burundi

Nyengwe Hydro

8MW | State owned

Burundi

Muyovozi Hydro

7MW | State owned

Burundi

RUZb 021 Hydro

State owned

Burundi

RUZb 0128 Hydro

3.2MW | State owned

Burundi

RUZb 014 Hydro

3.6MW | State owned

Burundi

Masango Hydro

7.9MW | State owned

Burundi

Mubuga Solar PV

15MW | IPP

Burundi

Kabu 16 Hydro

20MW | State owned

Burundi

Sarako Gitega Solar PV

10MW | PPP

Burundi

Bubanza Solar PV

10MW | PPP

Burundi

Kagu 006 Hydro, Solar Hybrid

11.8MW | PPP

Burundi

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Burundi

News Centre

Songa Energy secures funding for two hydroelectric power plants in Burundi

Kenya-Tanzania interconnector energised, as Eapp starts to take shape

Hardship pushes energy-starved Burundi towards off-grid renewables

Scatec offloads African hydropower assets to TotalEnergies

Rwanda a land of contradictions as global policeman Kagame plans to stand again

Burundi: Mini-grid developer Kaboni pilots cost-reflective community structure

Private utility Weza Power launches in Burundi

IFC provides initial funding for two Burundi hydropower schemes

Burundi: Songa Energy starts Upper Ruvyironza hydroelectric power construction

Burundi: Tender for 10MW Mpanda hydro plant and 33kV power line

Burundi: Mubuga solar power plant capacity to be doubled

Auditor General criticises Rusumo Falls “irregularities”

Burundi: Tembo Power seeks hydroelectric investment partner

Norad provides $56m grant, partners ATI’s RLSF

Rare earth minerals play in Burundi

Burundi back from the wilderness

Burundi: First major power plant in three decades comes online

East Africa: Small hydro plants move ahead despite finance challenge

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