Regional Rusumo Falls Hydroelectric Project
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Facts about theFacts Nile aboutBasin the Nile Basin Facts about the Nile Basin Basin Area Basin Area 3,176 X 103 Km2 Basin3,176 Area X 103 Km2 3,176 X 103 Km2 Location Location -40S to 310N and 240E Locationto 40-400ES to 310N and 240E to 400E -40S to 310N and 240E to 400E Main Tributaries Main Tributaries Victoria Nile/Albert Nile,Main BahrVictoria Tributaries El Jabel, Nile/Albert White Nile, Nile, Baro Bahr Pibor-Sobat, El Jabel, White Nile,Victoria Baro Pibor-Sobat,Nile/Albert Nile, Bahr El Jabel, White Nile, Baro Pibor-Sobat, Blue Nile, Atbara, Bahr El GhazalBlue Nile, Atbara, Bahr El Ghazal Blue Nile, Atbara, Bahr El Ghazal River Length River Length 6,695 Km (one of the world’sRiver6,695 Length longest Km (one River) of the world’s longest River) 6,695 Km (one of the world’s longest River) Estimated Navigable LengthEstimated Navigable Length4,149 Km Estimated4,149 KmNavigable Length 4,149 Km Countries Countries Countries Burundi DR Congo Egypt CaseEthiopiaBurundi StudyKenyaDR Congo Egypt Ethiopia Kenya Burundi DR Congo Egypt Ethiopia Kenya Rwanda South Sudan The Sudan TanzaniaRwanda UgandaSouth SudanEritreaThe Sudan Tanzania Uganda Eritrea Rwanda South Sudan The Sudan Tanzania Uganda Eritrea Major Lakes within the BasinMajor Lakes within the BasinLake Victoria, Lake Tana,Major LakeLake Lakes Kyoga, Victoria, within Lake Lake the Albert BasinTana, Lake Kyoga, Lake AlbertLake Victoria, Lake Tana, Lake Kyoga, Lake Albert Population (Total in all the PopulationNile Countries)* (Total in all the437 Nile Million Countries)* Population437 Million (Total in all the Nile Countries)* 437 Million % Population within the Nile% Basin*Population within the Nile54% Basin* (238 Million) % Population54% (238 within Million) the Nile Basin* 54% (238 Million) Temperature Temperature Night Minimum -100c andTemperature Nightdaily Maximum Minimum in-10 June0c and 47 0dailyc Maximum in JuneNight 470c Minimum -100c and daily Maximum in June 470c Precipitation Precipitation Max Annual 2,098 mm/yrPrecipitationMax in Ethiopia Annual 2,098 mm/yr in Ethiopia Max Annual 2,098 mm/yr in Ethiopia Min Annual 0 mm/yr in EgyptMin Annual 0 mm/yr in Egypt Min Annual 0 mm/yr in Egypt Mean Annual flow (Discharge)Mean (m Annual3/yr) at flow Aswan (Discharge)84 X (m1093 /yr)m3/yr at AswanMean84 Annual X 109 m flow3/yr (Discharge) (m3/yr) at Aswan 84 X 109 m3/yr Discharge/Unit area Discharge/Unit area 28 X 103 m3/Km2 UnlockingDischarge/Unit28 X 103 m3 /Kmarea2 the Nile28 X 103 m 3Basin’s/Km2 energy Main Consumptive Water Mainuse Consumptive Water Agricultureuse MainAgriculture Consumptive Water use Agriculture Compiled by Milly Mbuliro, GIS/Remote SensingCompiled Specialist by (Nile Milly – Mbuliro,SEC, Entebbe) GIS/Remote Sensing Specialist (Nile – SEC, Entebbe) Compiled by Milly Mbuliro, GIS/Remote Sensing Specialist (Nile – SEC, Entebbe) *Source: UN Population Division World Population*Source: Prospects UN Population 2012 Division World Population Prospects 2012 *Source: UN Population Division World Population Prospects 2012 What’s on? JanuaryWhat’s - March on? January 2013 - MarchpotentialWhat’s 2013 on? January through - March 2013 cooperation Date ActivityDate Activity REGIONALDateVenue Activity RUSUMOVenue FALLS HYDROELECTRICVenue PROJECT Jan NCoReJan Project EffectivenessNCoRe Project EffectivenessJanAll Centers NCoRe ProjectAll Centers Effectiveness All Centers Jan NELTAC/NELCOMJan MeetingNELTAC/NELCOM Meeting JanKigali NELTAC/NELCOMKigali Meeting Kigali 11 – 12th Feb Regional11 –Meeting 12th Feb for NationalRegional NBI Desk Meeting Officers for National11 NBI–Entebbe 12 thDesk Feb OfficersRegional MeetingEntebbe for National NBI Desk Officers Entebbe 22nd Feb Nile Day22 celebrationsnd Feb (RegionalNile Day and celebrations National) (Regional22nd Bahrand Feb National) Dar, EthiopiaNile (for Day regional celebrationsBahr celebrations)Dar, Ethiopia (Regional (for andregional National) celebrations) Bahr Dar, Ethiopia (for regional celebrations) Regional Rusumo Falls Project area as viewed from the Sub-station site. site. the Sub-station from as viewed area Project Falls Rusumo Regional April 38th Nile-TACApril Meeting 38th Nile-TAC Meeting AprilEntebbe 38th Nile-TACEntebbe Meeting Entebbe Compiled by Tom Waako, ProjectsCompiled Officer, Nile-SEC by Tom Waako, -Entebbe Projects Officer, Nile-SEC -EntebbeCompiled by Tom Waako, Projects Officer, Nile-SEC -EntebbeRusumo Falls Quiz Quiz Quiz What is the major determinantWhat is the of major population determinant distribution of population inWhat the Nileis distribution the Basin? major determinant in the Nile Basin?of populationusumo distributionFalls is located inon thethe KageraNile Basin? River on the border Send your answer to:Send [email protected] your answer to: [email protected] your answer to: [email protected] Rwanda (Southeast) and Tanzania (Northwest). The Falls are approximately 15 meters high and 40 meters wide. Answer to the previousAnswer quiz question to the previous quiz question Answer to the previous quiz question A sequence of rapids comes after the falls and the stream The single most importantThe single intra most basin important agricultural intra trade basin commodityThe agricultural single bymost tradevolume important commodity among intra the by Nilebasin volume agriculturaldrops among an additional the trade Nile six commodity meters over by the volume next 800 among meters. the The Nile Basin riparian statesBasin is maize. riparian states is maize. Basin riparian states is maize.Rcatchment at the falls drains from the territories of Tanzania, Rwanda and Quick Facts Burundi. Member states Member states MemberBeneficiary countries states Kagera River Basin is shared by Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda and is the most remote headstream of the River Nile, as well as the largest tributary to Lake Victoria, the world’s second largest freshwater Burundi Rwanda Tanzania Burundi DR Congo EgyptBurundi EthiopiaDR Congo KenyaEgypt RwandaEthiopia South KenyaSudanBurundi SudanRwandaDR CongoTanzaniaSouthEgypt Sudan UgandaSudanEthiopialake byTanzania surfaceKenya area.UgandaRwanda Its Basin,South which Sudan coversSudan an areaTanzania of about 60,000Uganda Electricity: 80MW (448 Giggawat hour/year) square kilometers, is a sub-basin of the River Nile system. Send us your commentsSend and us views your comments and views Send us your comments and views No. of beneficiaries: 1, 146,000 people Nile Basin Initiative SecretariatNile Basin Initiative SecretariatDam Design: Run of RiverNile (RoR) DevelopmentBasin Initiative Secretariat P.O. Box 192 Entebbe –P.O. 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Baitwa Email [email protected] [email protected] EmailTom [email protected] Tom Waako Members Tom Waako Website http://www.nilebasin.orgWebsite http://www.nilebasin.org Website http://www.nilebasin.org John Ogwang John Ogwang John Ogwang Disclaimer: The views expressedDisclaimer: in this newsletter The views doexpressed not necessarily in this newsletter represent dothoseDisclaimer: not of necessarily NBI, Theits Member views represent expressed States those or inofPartners thisNBI, newsletter its Member do States not necessarily or Partners represent those of NBI, its Member States or Partners Rusumo Falls Rusumo A CASE STUDY OF THE REGIONAL RUSUMO FALLS HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT Regional Rusumo Falls Hydroelectric Project Rusumo Power Plant lower view he Rusumo Falls was identified as well as absence of a joint institution to coordinate a potential area for hydro power the project. generation as early as 1970s. Although the three partner states discussed over After more than 20 years, construction of the and again, a series of feasibility studies Regional Rusumo Falls Hydroelectric Project Tconducted by different firms and negotiations (RRFP) power plant and its associated transmission with development partners ensured at all stages, lines is slated to start in the first quarter of implementation of the highly needed project was 2015 with commissioning of the first power unit not forthcoming due to a number of reasons. These expected in December 2018. The US$470 million included lack of commitment from the partner project will be financed through a World Bank loan states, lack of investment finance, civil conflict as of US$340 million for constructing the generation “The project has been awaited for more than 20 years. I congratulate all those who have been working hard to ensure that studies are complete. We are beginning to see light at the end of the tunnel.” Hon. Jean-Marie Nibirantije, former Burundi Minister of Water, Environment, Land Management and Urban Planning (July 2012). 2 2 A CASE STUDY OF THE REGIONAL RUSUMO FALLS HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT After more than 20 years, construction of the US$470 million Regional Rusumo Falls Hydroelectric Project (RRFP) power plant and its associated transmission lines is slated to start in the first quarter of 2015 with commissioning of the first power unit expected in December 2018. facility and