Hydroelectric Station

The group arrived at Mururu Hydroelectric station at 8.15am.

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The institution availed 2 staff members who explained how water is turned into electricity and how it is transported and distributed.

This is built on Rusizi river, the second largest river after Nyabarongo. The latter is claimed to be the source of river Nile. Any way, Rusizi links lake Kivu to lake Tanganyika.





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I am sure you, like me, are screaming... "this is quite hazardous... where are the protective clothes?"

Hopefully, if you are reading this from the United Kingdom, you will appreciate that the Health and Safety laws, which are considered as nuisance by some, are actually something to celebrate and be grateful of.


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Any way, back to the point...!

Children were informed that Rwanda does not own any hydroelectric station on its own:

The Mururu station belongs to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) while the Mumosho station is shared between Rwanda, Burundi and DRC.


Kamembe Airport     June 2008 Newsletter