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African Development Bank Group AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK GROUP PROJECT : RUZIZI III HYDROPOWER PLANT DEVELOPMENT PROJECT (147 MW) COUNTRY : MULTINATIONAL: BURUNDI, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (DRC) AND RWANDA SUMMARY OF THE RESETTLEMENT ACTION PLAN (RAP) OF THE RUZIZI III HYDROPOWER PLANT DEVELOPMENT PROJECT Team Leader: Ibrahima KONATE, Chief Power Engineer, ONEC.1 Team Co-leader: Humphrey RICHARD, Principal Power Engineer, ONEC.2/RWFO Team Members: Elise AKITANI, Principal Power Engineer, ONEC.2 Jacques MOULOT, Chief Power Engineer, ONRI.1 Moustapha DIALLO, Procurement Specialist, ORPF.1/EARC Fulbert EGNILE, Disbursement Specialist, FFCO.3 Joël S. TOKINDANG, Country Economist, Burundi Edward B. SENNOGA, Senior Country Economist, RWFO A. M. MOUSSA, Senior Financial Analyst, ONEC.2 M. L. KINANE, Principal Environmentalist, ONEC.3 Pierre Hassan SANON, Social Development Specialist (Consultant), ONEC.3 PROJECT TEAM Richard NGENDAHAYO, Environmentalist (Consultant), ONEC.3 Vladimir FAGBOHOUN, Legal Counsel, GECL.1 Neima FERREIRA, Financial Analyst, ONEC.2 Sector Director: Alex RUGAMBA, ONEC Regional Director: Gabriel NEGATU, EARC Marlène KANGA, ORCE Sector Zakou AMADOU, ONEC.1 Division Manager: Engedasew NEGASH, ONEC.2 Resident Abou Amadou BA, BIFO Representatives: Sylvain MALIKO, CDFO Negatu MAKONNEN, RWFO July 2015 1 Project Title: Ruzizi Regional Hydropower Plant Development Project III Project No.: P-Z1-FA0-076, P-Z1- FA0-077 and P-Z1-FA0-078 Country: Multinational: Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda Department: ONEC Division: ONEC.1, ONEC.2 I. INTRODUCTION The Ruzizi III Regional Hydropower Plant Development Project concerns 3 countries, namely: Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda. It is piloted by Electricité des Grands Lacs (EGL), a specialized institution of the Economic Community of the Great Lakes Countries (ECGLC), which has garnered experience from working with TFPs and implementing Ruzizi II. At the request of the respective governments of Burundi, DRC and Rwanda, the African Development Bank will support the implementation of the Ruzizi III Regional Hydropower Plant Development Project under a public-private partnership (PPP) with the World Bank, KfW, EIB, EU, AFD, the States concerned and the Project Company. From the environmental and social standpoints, the project is classified under Category 1, given the nature of works to be executed, the magnitude and scope of the project as well as its potential direct and indirect challenges. Construction of the Ruzizi III hydropower plant will lead to the expropriation, for public purposes, of buildings, arable land, farms, orchards and trees, and non-habitable structures. It will also result in the loss of income-generating activities. Hence, pursuant to the African Development Bank policy governing involuntary community displacement, EGL commissioned a full resettlement action plan for the compensation and resettlement of project-affected persons (PAPs). Its objectives are to: (i) limit involuntary displacement as much as possible; (ii) reduce property destruction to the extent possible; and (iii) compensate affected persons in order to offset the loss of homes, farms, buildings, facilities and income. Having decided to entrust implementation of the project to EGL, which is their common executing agency, the 3 countries also decided to adopt common provisions that enable them to present the project’s resettlement plan as a single document, while highlighting the specificities of each country. The plan will be implemented by EGL and the Project Company. II. PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND AREA 2.1 Project Description The Ruzizi III hydropower plant is a run-of-river facility whose reservoir water covers a surface area of approximately 27 hectares. It will be the third hydropower plant on River Ruzizi, have an installed capacity of 147 MW (3 x 49 MW) and supplement the existing waterfall by tripling the installed capacity on the river. Owing to its high denivellation between Lake Kivu and Kamanyola, River Ruzizi has a huge hydroelectricity potential, estimated at approximately 50 MW. 2 The project will focus on 2 main areas, namely: project financing; and improvement of the institutional framework for the development of multinational projects in the region. It comprises the following components: (i) financial contribution to the Ruzizi III hydropower plant facilities; (ii) improvement of the institutional framework and regional trade for the benefit of ECGLC countries; and (iii) institutional support to project management. The power generated from Ruzizi III will be transmitted through high voltage lines to the Kamanyola secondary transmission sub-station. It will then be shared equally, through purchase arrangements, by the Water and Electricity Production and Distribution Authority of Burundi (REGIDESO), the National Electricity Corporation of the Democratic Republic of Congo (SNEL) and Rwanda Energy Group Ltd (REG) (collectively referred to as “purchasers”) under a long-term Power Purchase Agreement. The total project cost, net of taxes and customs duties, is estimated at USD 641 million. The construction costs, under EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) terms, is estimated at USD 423 million and includes a contingency provision of 15% for civil engineering works and 7.5% for equipment. The financial cost of the project is estimated at USD 218 million. 2.2 Project Location The project area is located South-West of Rwanda, in Eastern DRC between Lake Kivu and Lake Tanganyika. The Ruzizi III hydropower plant is situated on River Ruzizi, on the border between the DRC and Rwanda, in the Great Lakes Region. The Ruzizi valley is very deep, having a drop of approximately 500 metres between the plateaux and the valley bottom. Upstream, after taking its rise from Lake Kivu, River Ruzizi flows along the border between 2 towns, namely Kamembe/Cyangugu in Rwanda (Rusizi District) and Bukavu, capital of the South Kivu province in the DRC. Downstream, as it emerges from the valley, River Ruzizi flows between Bugarama (Rusizi District, Rwanda) and Kamanyola (DRC). From these towns, the Ruzizi valley opens out into an alluvial plain (Imbo Plain) which extends all the way to Bujumbura (Burundi) and Uvira (DRC) before dipping into Lake Tanganyika after transitioning through a swampy delta. The reservoir site is located approximately 10 km upstream of Bugarama/Kamanyola while the hydropower plant is situated approximately 5 and 6.5 km upstream of both localities. In the DRC, the project area, located in South Kivu Province, comprises Kamanyola Groupement (capital: Kamanyola) and Karhongo Groupement (capital: Nyangezi) in Walungu Territory. The population in Walungu Territory was estimated at approximately 460,000 inhabitants in 2005. This area extends over approximately 15 kilometres from Nyangezi to Kamanyola. River Ruzizi, to the East, runs along the border with Rwanda. To the South, the project area is separated from Uvira Territory by River Luvinvi. The project areas comprises the following localities: In Kamanyola Groupement: Kamanyola town, whose inhabitants have farms in the entire direct project area, especially in the neighbourhood of Kayanze proposed for the construction of the secondary transmission sub-station; the villages of Bugano, Kafunda and Nachihembe. In Karhongo Groupement, and specifically in Ishamba Sous-Groupement: the villages of Ruduha, Rushebyi, Bujenjere, Ishamba and Ibambiro. 3 In Rwanda, the Ruzizi III project area falls within Rusizi District, which is one of the seven districts of the West Province. Rusizi District has an estimated total surface area of 958 km² and its current population is approximately 450,000 inhabitants. The project area is specifically the Nzahaha and Bugara Sectors (excluding the town of Cyangugu). These are the 2 most populated Sectors of the District: in 2010, their population was estimated at 29,000 and 26,000 respectively. In these Sectors, the communities directly affected by the project are: Bugarama Sector: Bugarama town, and particularly the cells/neighbourhoods of ERI/Kabusunzu and Nyange/Gatebe affected by the construction of the access road; Bugarama inhabitants resident in other cells/neighbourhoods also own farms within the direct project area. Nzahaha Sector: Murya Cell, and Nyagahanga and Gisheke villages. In Burundi, the Ruzizi III project area lies within Cibitoke Province, located in the North- Western part of the country. Cibitoke Province is subdivided into six communes, namely: Buganda, Bukinanyana (Mugamba), Mabayi (Mugamba), Mugina (Mumirwa), Murwi (Imbo) and Rugombo (Imbo). Rugombo is the commune affected by Ruzizi Project III. According to the 2008 census data, the total population of Rugombo Commune is estimated at 78,587 inhabitants, with a density of over 350 inhabitants per km², approximately. Agricultural activity in Ruzizi valley is mainly geared towards food crop production. The extremely high population pressure in the area partly accounts for the small size of farms (less than 1 hectare per family). 4 Poverty, Vulnerability and Gender Poverty and vulnerability: The wars and prolonged turmoil that have plagued the project region have significantly aggravated the poverty situation. In South Kivu, nearly 85% of the population is considered poor. In Rwanda, despite a significant decline, the incidence of poverty still stands at approximately 45%. South Kivu Province has dilapidated sanitation infrastructure and very limited access to drinking water. In spite of the fairly dense hydraulic network
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