Rutshuru Hydroelectric Power Station, also referred to as Rutshuru Hydropower Station, (

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: ''Centrale hydroélectrique de Rutshuru'') is a hydroelectric power station under construction in the

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. The plant was finished on December 16, 2015.

Location

The power station is located near the town of

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, in

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, North Kivu Province, in eastern

. This location lies at an altitude of about , on

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, in the

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, close to the International borders with the

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and the

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. Rutshuru lies approximately , by road, north of

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, the location of the provincial capital.

Overview

Rutshuru Power Station is a

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, mini-hydropower plant, with planned installed capacity of 12.5 Megawatts. It is one of three mini-hydropower stations planned for construction in

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, in

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, in eastern DRC. The other two mini hydropower stations are the planned Lubero Hydroelectric Power Station, and Mutwanga Hydroelectric Power Station, which was commissioned in August 2013.

Construction costs

The Howard G Buffett Foundation, an

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philanthropic organization, which provided technical and financial support from the beginning of the project, has committed another US$19.7 million towards the completion of the Rutshuru Hydropower Station. Construction began in December 2013 and commissioning is expected in 2016.Commissioning Expected In 2013
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References

External links

Approximate Location of Mutwanga Power Station At Google Maps
{{North Kivu Hydroelectric power stations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo North Kivu Virunga Mountains

Location

Overview

Construction costs

See also

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