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New Rusumo Power Plant to Light Up Rwanda's New Bugesera Airport

Rwanda's new airport in Bugesera district will be connected to regional Rusumo hydroelectric power plant slated to be inaugurated by the end of 2023, Michel Nkurunziza writes for The New Times.

The move aims to ensure stable power supply to the new airport which will be completed in 2026.

The power plant is expected to supply 80 MW which will be shared by Rwanda, Tanzania and Burundi. The power generation will use water from the Akagera River that straddles the three countries.

With an estimated U.S.$2 billion worth of investment, the airport's developers say that the facility could potentially help Africa's aviation industry take off.

Aviation Travel and Logistics (ATL)/New Times

A model of the terminal, administration building, cargo, and car parking areas of the new Bugesera airport once it is completed in 2026.

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