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Muvumba water reservoir project to begin in 2023

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21 December 2022
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The Muvumba water reservoir project is set to begin in 2023. Work is scheduled to start in June next year. This follows completion of the design phase of the project.

The water project will be sited in the Nyagatare district in north-eastern Rwanda. The infrastructure will be 39m high and will hold 55 million m3 of water. The raw water from the Muvumba dam will be used for several purposes.

The water reservoir will be used for irrigation works on 8,800 hectares throughout the Eastern Province, which is known for its cereal production, particularly rice and maize. More than 50,000 farmers will benefit from the project, mainly in the regions of Tabagwe, Karama, Gatunda and Rwimiyaga, which have been severely affected by drought in recent years.

The dam will also provide drinking water for more than 118,000 people by 2035, according to the Rwanda Water and Forestry Authority (RWFA), and supply 16 livestock tanks in Nyagatare district. Drought reduces the flow of the Muvumba River, which also flows through Uganda before emptying into the Akagera, one of the sources of the Nile.

The project will also generate electricity, with an installed capacity of 1 MW, or an annual production of 6.94 GWh according to the Rwanda Water Resources Board (RWB).

The Rwandan government will finance the entire project with a loan of 122 billion Rwandan francs (just over €107 million) from the African Development Bank (AfDB).

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