Two foreign-led consortiums have been awarded contracts to build the East Africa-sited, 80-MW Rusumo hydropower project, which is intended to reduce electricity costs and promote renewable power in Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi.
Rusumo Power Co. Ltd. has selected the consortium of Germany’s Rusumo Falls Andritz Hydro GmbH and India’s Andritz Hydro Pvt. Ltd. as the preferred bidder for the $75-million design, supply, installation and commissioning contract that covers electromechanical equipment for power generation at the $468-million power plant, located on Rusumo Falls, where the Kagera River separates Tanzania and Rwanda.