Verbesserung der Energieversorgung in der Region der Großen Seen, Schaltanlage Kamanyola Poste de dispersion Kamanyola Die Region der Großen Seen wird in ihrer sozialen und wirtschaftlichen Entwicklung von einem gravierenden Mangel an moderner Energie behindert. Die nationalen Strommärkte sind durch unzureichende Stromversorgung und schlechte Netzinfrastruktur einerseits und hohe Erzeugungskosten und ungünstige strukturelle Rahmenbedingungen anderseits gekennzeichnet. Im Osten der Demokratischen Republik Kongo (DRC), insbesondere in den Provinzen Nord- und Süd Kivu ist die Situation zusätzlich verschärft, da die Region nicht an das nationale Verbundnetz angeschlossen ist. Durch den geplanten Bau neuer (Ruzizi III, perspektivisch Ruzizi IV) und der Rehabilitierung bestehender (Ruzizi I, II) Wasserkraftwerke (WKW) am Grenzfluss Ruzizi wollen die drei Anrainerstaaten Ruanda, Burundi und die DRC diesem Hemmnis begegnen. Das hier vorgeschlagene Projekt beinhaltet die Finanzierung der zu den Ruzizi WKW zugehörigen - und ebenfalls regionalen - Infrastruktur. Diese umfasst den Bau der zum WKW Ruzizi III zugehörigen Schaltanlage, die Einrichtung eines regionalen Netzkontrollzentrums (sog. Dispatching Centre) mit der Aufgabe der Lastverteilung in der Region, sowie den Bau eines regionalen Wasserkoordinierungszentrums für die WKW Ruzizi I, II und III. Die Gesamtkosten des Vorhabens betragen EUR 10,5 Mio. und werden von der FZ mit einem an die Communauté Economique des Pays des Grands Lacs (CEPGL) zugesagten FZ-Zuschuss (Afrika N.A.) in gleicher Höhe finanziert. Das Projekt wird unter der Federführung der Regionalorganisation EGL (Energie des Grands Lacs) in Abstimmung mit den drei nationalen Energieversorgern REG (Ruanda), REGIDESO (Burundi) und SNEL (DRC) sowie der Regionalorganisation NELSAP umgesetzt. Projektziel ist eine verbesserte Versorgung der Bevölkerung Burundis, Ruandas und des Ostkongos mit kostengünstigem und umweltfreundlichem Strom aus Wasserkraft. Hierdurch wird ein Beitrag zur Erhöhung der Versorgungssicherheit, zur Reduzierung der Kosten der Energieversorgung und zur Vertiefung der wirtschaftlichen Zusammenarbeit durch die Integration der regionalen Strommärkte geleistet (EZ-Programmziel). Zielgruppe des Vorhabens sind die Stromkonsumenten in Ruanda, Burundi und dem Ostkongo, die von einer verbesserten Stromversorgung und niedrigeren Erzeugungskosten profitieren werden. The Great Lakes region is hampered in its social and economic development by a severe lack of modern energy. The national electricity markets are characterised by insufficient power supply and poor grid infrastructure on the one hand, and high generation costs and unfavourable structural conditions on the other. In the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), especially in the provinces of North and South Kivu, the situation is further aggravated as the region is not connected to the national interconnected grid. Through the planned construction of new (Ruzizi III, prospectively Ruzizi IV) and rehabilitation of existing (Ruzizi I, II) hydropower plants (HPPs) on the border river Ruzizi, the three riparian states Rwanda, Burundi and the DRC want to address this constraint. The project proposed here includes the financing of the infrastructure associated with the Ruzizi hydropower plants, which is also regional. This includes the construction of the switching station associated with the Ruzizi III HPP, the establishment of a regional dispatching centre with the task of load sharing in the region, and the construction of a regional water coordination centre for the Ruzizi I, II and III HPPs. The total costs of the project amount to EUR 10.5 million and are financed by FC with an FC grant (Africa N.A.) of the same amount committed to the Communauté Economique des Pays des Grands Lacs (CEPGL). The project is being implemented under the leadership of the regional organisation EGL (Energie des Grands Lacs) in coordination with the three national energy suppliers REG (Rwanda), REGIDESO (Burundi) and SNEL (DRC) as well as the regional organisation NELSAP. The project objective is to improve the supply of the population of Burundi, Rwanda and eastern Congo with cost-effective and environmentally friendly electricity from hydropower. This contributes to increasing the security of supply, reducing the costs of energy supply and deepening economic cooperation through the integration of regional electricity markets (DC programme objective). The target group of the project are electricity consumers in Rwanda, Burundi and eastern Congo, who will benefit from an improved electricity supply and lower generation costs. Verbesserung der Energieversorgung in der Region der Großen Seen The Great Lakes region is hampered in its social and economic development by a severe lack of modern energy. The national electricity markets are characterised by insufficient power supply and poor grid infrastructure on the one hand, and high generation costs and unfavourable structural conditions on the other. In the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), especially in the provinces of North and South Kivu, the situation is further aggravated as the region is not connected to the national interconnected grid. Through the planned construction of new (Ruzizi III, prospectively Ruzizi IV) and rehabilitation of existing (Ruzizi I, II) hydropower plants (HPPs) on the border river Ruzizi, the three riparian states Rwanda, Burundi and the DRC want to address this constraint. The project proposed here includes the financing of the infrastructure associated with the Ruzizi hydropower plants, which is also regional. This includes the construction of the switching station associated with the Ruzizi III HPP, the establishment of a regional dispatching centre with the task of load sharing in the region, and the construction of a regional water coordination centre for the Ruzizi I, II and III HPPs. The total costs of the project amount to EUR 10.5 million and are financed by FC with an FC grant (Africa N.A.) of the same amount committed to the Communauté Economique des Pays des Grands Lacs (CEPGL). The project is being implemented under the leadership of the regional organisation EGL (Energie des Grands Lacs) in coordination with the three national energy suppliers REG (Rwanda), REGIDESO (Burundi) and SNEL (DRC) as well as the regional organisation NELSAP. The project objective is to improve the supply of the population of Burundi, Rwanda and eastern Congo with cost-effective and environmentally friendly electricity from hydropower. This contributes to increasing the security of supply, reducing the costs of energy supply and deepening economic cooperation through the integration of regional electricity markets (DC programme objective). The target group of the project are electricity consumers in Rwanda, Burundi and eastern Congo, who will benefit from an improved electricity supply and lower generation costs.