December 17 2020
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December 17 2020
Ruzizi III Energy, the company created ad hoc for the implementation of the Ruzizi III hydropower project (147 MW) recently launched a call for prequalification for an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract. The plant will be located on the border between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda. Interested companies have until 15 February 2021 to apply.
Ruzizi III Energy is launching a call for expressions of interest for the construction (EPC) of the Ruzizi III hydroelectric power plant. The project company will receive applications until February 14
th, 2020 for this prequalification.
The Ruzizi III hydropower project is being developed under a Public Private Partnership (PPP) by SN Power and Industrial Promotion Services (IPS). The future plant will have an expected capacity of 147 MW, expandable to 200 MW. It will be built on the Ruzizi River, which provides the link between Lake Kivu and Lake Tanganyika. The public parties to the project are the governments of Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda. In September 2019, the authorities of these countries signed an agreement, thus relaunching the Ruzizi III hydroelectric project.