Programm zur Verbesserung der Energieversorgung in der Region der Großen Seen, Übertragungsleitung Ruanda-Kongo (DR) Program to improve energy supply in the Great Lakes region, transmission line Rwanda-Congo (DR) Die Region der Großen Seen wird in ihrer sozialen und wirtschaftlichen Entwicklung u.a. von einem gravierenden Mangel an verlässlicher und kostengünstiger Elektrizitätsversorgung behindert. Die Länder streben daher den Aufbau eines regionalen Verbundnetzes an. Dies wird ermöglichen, die bedeutenden Wasserkraftpotentiale der Grenzflüsse gemeinsam zu nutzen und die Energieversorgung zu stabilisieren. Das Vorhaben sieht den Bau einer 220-kV-Übertragungsleitung von Karongi (Ruanda) über Rubavu (Ruanda) nach Goma (Demokratische Republik Kongo) und Kigali (Ruanda) vor, sowie den Bau der netzzugehörigen Umspannstationen. Es wird im Rahmen des NELSAP-Programms (Nile Equatorial Lakes Subsidiary Program) durchgeführt, das den Bau mehrerer Hochspannungsleitungen und Wasserkraftwerke entlang des Ruzizi-Flusses an der Grenze der drei Länder umfasst.Das Projekt verbessert die Stromversorgung von Kigali und Goma (Projektziel). Es trägt zur Schaffung eines regionalen Strommarktes sowie einer zuverlässigen und kostengünstigen Energieversorgung für die gesamte Region bei (Programmziel), um die wirtschaftliche und soziale Entwicklung in Ruanda, Burundi und der Demokratischen Republik Kongo zu stärken (übergeordnetes Entwicklungsziel). Die hiervon profitierende Zielgruppe sind die Stromkonsumenten in Ruanda und dem Ostkongo.Das Vorhaben wird gemeinsam durch Zuschüsse aus Deutschland, den Niederlanden und einen Finanzbeitrag der Afrikanischen Entwicklungsbank sowie durch Eigenbeiträge der beteiligten Staaten finanziert. The Great Lakes region is hampered in its social and economic development by, among other things, a serious lack of reliable and cost-effective electricity supply. The countries therefore aim to establish a regional interconnected grid. This will allow to commonly use the significant, shared hydropower resources of the region, and to stabilize the power supply. The project involves the construction of a 220 kV transmission line from Karongi (Rwanda) via Rubavu (Rwanda) to Goma (Democratic Republic of Congo) and Kigali (Rwanda), as well as the construction of the substations associated with the grid. It is implemented under the NELSAP program (Nile Equatorial Lakes Subsidiary Program), which includes the construction of several high voltage transmission lines and of hydropower plants along the Ruzizi River on the border of the three countries. The project improves the power supply of Kigali and Goma (project objective). It contributes to the creation of a regional electricity market as well as a reliable and cost-effective energy supply for the whole region (program objective) in order to strengthen economic and social development in Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo (overarching development objective). The target group benefiting from this are electricity consumers in Rwanda and eastern Congo. The project is jointly financed by grants from Germany, the Netherlands, and a financial contribution from the African Development Bank, as well as own contributions from the participating countries. Projektziel ist eine verbesserte Versorgung der Bevölkerung Ruandas und des Ostkongos mit kostengünstigem und umweltfreundlichem Strom. The Great Lakes region is hampered in its social and economic development by, among other things, a serious lack of reliable and cost-effective electricity supply. The countries therefore aim to establish a regional interconnected grid. This will allow to commonly use the significant, shared hydropower resources of the region, and to stabilize the power supply. The project involves the construction of a 220 kV transmission line from Karongi (Rwanda) via Rubavu (Rwanda) to Goma (Democratic Republic of Congo) and Kigali (Rwanda), as well as the construction of the substations associated with the grid. It is implemented under the NELSAP program (Nile Equatorial Lakes Subsidiary Program), which includes the construction of several high voltage transmission lines and of hydropower plants along the Ruzizi River on the border of the three countries. The project improves the power supply of Kigali and Goma (project objective). It contributes to the creation of a regional electricity market as well as a reliable and cost-effective energy supply for the whole region (program objective) in order to strengthen economic and social development in Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo (overarching development objective). The target group benefiting from this are electricity consumers in Rwanda and eastern Congo. The project is jointly financed by grants from Germany, the Netherlands, and a financial contribution from the African Development Bank, as well as own contributions from the participating countries.