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The start of commercial operations at the 20MW Kabu 16 hydroelectric (HEP) power plant on the Kabulantwa River in Cibitoke province has been pushed back to June 2022; construction started in June 2019. A spokesperson for German equipment supplier Voith told African Energy that essential tasks had been interrupted by Covid-related restrictions, including the inspection of components. 

Burundi
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The start of commercial operations at the 20MW Kabu 16 hydropower plant on the Kabulantwa River in Cibitoke province, Burundi, has been pushed back to June 2022

Burundi
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Ruzizi III Energy invites prequalification bids by 15 February 2021 for the engineering, procurement and construction of the Ruzizi III regional hydropower project on the border between Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda.

DR Congo | Rwanda | Burundi
Issue 427 - 19 November 2020

EAPP progress

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Participants at an Africa Investment Exchange panel on strategies for regional integration and transmission investment on 27 October provided an update on the progress of the Eastern Africa Power Pool (EAPP), where the secretariat has been busy preparing for electricity trading and a growing network of interconnections. By far the most advanced construction work is on interconnectors between Kenya, Ethiopia and Tanzania, which are expected to transmit their first power between April and June next year.

Uganda | Rwanda | Ethiopia | Tanzania | Burundi | Eritrea
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Germany’s Fichtner in consortium with France’s Nodalis Conseil and ISL Ingénierie have been awarded a contract worth €3.585m to act as consulting engineers for the 147 MW Ruzizi III hydropower project on the borders of Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

DR Congo | Rwanda | Burundi
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South Africa’s WK Construction has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Mauritius-registered Tembo Power to assist with the development of the 7.5MW Dama and 12MW Siguvyaye hydropower plants in southern Burundi.

Burundi
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New president Evariste Ndayishimiye, a former militia fighter and army general, was sworn in on 18 June, ten days after the death of Pierre Nkurunziza. The succession had created some uncertainty, as according to the constitution, Pascal Nyabenda, speaker of the National Assembly, should have taken over on the death of the president, but Ndayishimiye was already president elect, having won elections in May, and had been due to be sworn in in August. Following a ruling by the Constitutional Court, Ndayishimiye’s inauguration was brought forward.

Burundi
Issue 417 - 12 June 2020

Burundi leader dies

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Burundi’s outgoing president, Pierre Nkurunziza, has died as he prepares to hand over power to a chosen successor. His cause of death on 9 June was officially stated as cardiac arrest, but his wife was reported to have been airlifted to a Nairobi hospital in May suffering from coronavirus symptoms. Nkurunziza, who was 55, had said Burundi was virtually unaffected by the pandemic, and elections went ahead on 20 May, with retired army general Evariste Ndayishimiye winning a majority.

Burundi
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The World Bank Group’s International Development Association on 28 February approved a $100m grant to support rural electrification, along with a $60m grant for a community development programme supporting projects among vulnerable populations. The $100m grant will support the Solar Energy in Local Communities (Soleil) project – also known as Nyakiriza – which aims to almost double the electrification rate nationwide.The Soleil project aims to connect more than 91,000 families, 4,000 small businesses, 500 schools and 400 health centres to mini-grids or standalone solar systems with combined capacity of around 17MW.

Burundi
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Full notice to proceed was given on 23 January to contractors at the Mubuga solar PV project in Gitega province. The plant is Burundi’s first IPP to reach this point and will play an important role in reducing reliance on thermal power and providing power during the dry season. Mubuga has been in development by Gigawatt Global Coöperatief for five years alongside a range of international financial institutions. Commercial operation is expected by year-end.

Burundi
Issue 406 - 19 December 2019

Burundi: SEFA grant for hybrid scheme

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The African Development Bank-managed Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa has approved a $990,000 grant to support the preparation of a 9MW solar-hydro hybrid project. The project consists of two plants, the 1.07MW Ruvyi102 project in Ryansoro commune of Gitega province and the 8MW Mule037 project in Songa commune of Bururi province, each featuring a solar and a hydro component as well as a local distribution network and interconnection to the national power grid.

Burundi
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Songa Energy Burundi has reissued a request for expressions of interest (EoIs) from consultants to undertake development studies for the Ruvyi102 and Mule037 hydropower projects with potential associated solar PV plants. The contract, which is to be financed by the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa, managed by the African Development Bank, will require detailed feasibility studies, including solar hybridisation assessment and grid interconnection studies, local distribution grid assessments, and environmental and social impact assessments.

Burundi
Issue 395 - 28 June 2019

Burundi: Kabu 16 under construction

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Construction work is under way on the 20MW Kabu 16 small hydro plant on the Kabulantwa River in Cibitoke province. Indian developer Angelique International has given Germany’s Voith an order to design, manufacture and supply the electromechanical equipment and will also supervise the installation and commissioning of the plant.

Burundi
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Songa Energy Burundi is seeking expressions of interest from consultants to carry out development studies for the 8MW Mule037 and 1.07MW Ruvyi102 hydropower projects, which are being co-developed with East African renewables developer Virunga Power. The studies will also look at solar hybridisation.

Burundi