The African Development Bank-managed Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) has approved a US$990,000 grant to support the preparation of a 9 MW solar-hydro hybrid project in Burundi. The project consists of two plants, each featuring a solar and a hydro component as well as a local distribution network and interconnection to the national power grid. The hybrid design is anticipated to regularize the power output during the dry and wet season and mitigate power shortfalls caused by climate change.
The SEFA grant will support technical feasibility, environmental and social impact assessment and financial advisory for the project to be developed by Songa Energy.
Upon completion, the project will also electrify about 20,000 households in surrounding communities through a local distribution network.
Country updates
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August 06, 2019
IPS, SN Power awarded 147 MW Ruzizi III hydropower project
The governments of Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda have signed an agreement with IPS, the industrial and infrastructure development arm of the Aga Khan Fund for Ec...
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February 01, 2017
Gigawatt Global held a ground-breaking for the project, which is expected to be connected to the grid by the final quarter of 2017
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March 28, 2016
AfDB approves loan for Rwanda’s first regional hydropower public-private partnership project
The African Development Bank Group has recently announced a US$24 million loan to support Rwanda’s contribution to the development of the 147 MW Multinational Ruzizi III Hydropower Pro...
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December 28, 2015
AfDB approves regional hydropower PPP in Burundi, DRC, Rwanda
The African Development Bank Group has approved US$138 million of loans and grants toward the Ruzizi III Hydropower Plant.
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