20  Country Reports HYDRONEWS Africa

ANDRITZ HYDRO Since almost 100 years ANDRITZ HYDRO is present in East Africa. More than 80 units with a total ca- pacity of about 1,800 MW proof the strong presence in this diverse re- gion. ANDRITZ HYDRO was invol­ ved in important projects such as HPP Mtera in , HPP Owen Falls in , HPP Ruzizi II in , HPP Beles and HPP Gigel Gibe in Ethiopia, and HPP Kin­da­ ruma in Kenya. Recent projects in Kenya were HPPs Lower Nyamindi, EAST South Mara, and North Mathioya. HPP Nkusi, Uganda End 2016, ANDRITZ HYDRO re- AFRICA ceived a contract for a “from water- to-wire” package for the new 9.6 MW Nkusi hydropower plant in Uganda. The project site is along Lake POPULATION 1,811 MW Albert in western Uganda, approxi- 301.9 Mio. INSTALLED BY mately 230 km west of Kampala. ANDRITZ HYDRO The scope of supply comprises supply, installation supervision, and OF POPULATION 43% commissioning of two horizontal HAVE ACCESS TO ELEC- Francis turbines including the up- TRICITY stream manifold, generators and 7,065 TOTAL additional equipment and installa- MW INSTALLED 549,218 GWh TECHNI- tion up to the 33 kV switchgear. The HYDRO HPP Nkusi project is scheduled to CALLY FEASIBLE HYDRO CAPACITY GENERATION POTENTIAL be completed by mid-2018.

The region of East Africa encompass­ tries in the region jointly share the elec- 20,935 GWh es following countries: Burundi, Dji­ tricity generated by some hydropower HYDRO GENERATION bouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mau­ stations. The power generation of HPP ritius, Réunion, Rwan­da, Seychelles, Ruzizi I and II are shared between 7,411 MW Somalia, Tanzania, and Uganda. Rwanda, Burundi and DR Congo. The HYDRO CAPACITY planned HPP Rusumo Falls will benefit UNDER CONSTRUCTION The region is dominated by the Great Rwanda, Burundi as well as Tanzania. Lakes, the Great Rift Valley and the A reformed energy policy and in- Basin. It includes also islands like Mau­ crease of investments result in develop- 84 UNITS INSTALLED ritius, Réunion and the Seychelles in the ment of new hydropower schemes or BY ANDRITZ HYDRO Indian Ocean. Ethiopia is a fast growing the rehabilitation of existing ones ex- economy and Kenya has the largest panding people’s access rate to elec- eco­nomy in East Africa; Tanzania or tricity which is not very high in most Ugan­da are rebounding after economic countries. This furthermore means a crisis. boost to large, medium and small econ- Ethiopia shows the largest hydro- omies and better farming thus higher power potential of 260,000; followed by economic growth rates. Kenya with 40,000 GWh. Several coun-