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1. AfDB Finances Construction of Two Hydropower Plants in Burundi

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   and Mulembwe Hydroelectric Plant Project in Burundi.
 
Representing the largest investment in Burundi in the post-war period, the project is also one of the largest investments made in the country's energy…

2. AfDB-Rwanda and Burundi launch one stop border post to accelerate integration

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   23 July 2013 The Bank received from the Governments of the Republic of Rwanda and Republic of Burundi, an invitation to witness the official launching ceremony of the One stop border post which took…

3. World Bank to Finance New Hydropower Development in Burundi

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   24 April 2014 World Bank The World Bank Group's Board of Executive Directors today approved a US$100 million grant to the Republic of Burundi for the Jiji and Mulembwe hydropower project.
 
 Sub Saharan Africa (SSA) is suffering from a sustained and chronic power crisis. Only 31 percent of the population has access to electricity, leaving nearly 600 million people without energy access. In Burundi…

4. Burundi: Le démarrage du projet du complexe hydroélectrique prévu pour septembre prochain

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   17 January 2014 Xinhua Le démarrage du projet du complexe hydroélectrique de Bururi, dans le sud du Burundi, évalué à 266,67 millions de dollars américains, est prévu pour septembre prochain, a annoncé lundi à Bujumbura M. Côme Manirakiza, ministre burundais de l'Energie et Mines. Le ministre a fait cette annonc e lors d'une réunion bipartite regroupant le gouvernement du Burundi et une mission conjointe des partenaires financiers sur l'évaluation du développement de ce projet. Les études de faisabilité de ce projet de trois ans ont abouti à des puissances installées de 31, 5 Mégawatt (MW) pour la…

5. ADF gives grant for road project in Burundi

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   24 September 2010 Wednesday September 22 2010, the African Development Fund (ADF) approved a grant of 36 million dollars to improve an important road system in Burundi. The funds will be used to finance works on the section between Nyangugu and Ngozi on the Gitega-Nyangugu-Ngozi road, in the north of Burundi. This road is crucial to enable trade between north and south, and offers the possibility of stimulating trade with neighboring Rwanda. The project is thus aimed at promoting the economic development of the region. The works consist of renovating the 30 kilometer section, as well as 80 kilometers…

6. AfDB to power Rwanda, TZ and Burundi

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   4 December 2013 Ghana News The African Development Bank's (AfDB) work in clean energy financing received some welcome recognition last week from Asian Development Bank President (ADB) Takehiko Nakao.
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7. Burundi: government's national campaign for low-energy bulbs

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   11 March 2011 March 9 in Bujumbura, the government of Burundi started a national campaign to promote low-energy light bulbs (LEBs). The reason this campaign came about is to reduce energy consumption by inhabitants by 80 percent, but also to contribute to environmental protection, reports PANA. So almost 200,000 bulbs will be supplied free to the country's households, and this will ultimately save…

8. Burundi: Germany to invest 43 million euros in drinking water

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   29 March 2011 The Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany in Burundi promised, at the World Water Day assembly, that his country was going to invest in several projects aimed at augmenting the sources of drinking water in Burundi. "The province of Kirundo, (…) has turned into a quasi-desert, despite the lakes there. I think one of the solutions is to keep the trees so that water is retained", explained Joseph Weiss, quoted by the Xinhua press agency. It was also announced that Germany is to unblock 43 million euros to multiply the number of drinking water resources in Burundi by 2015. Elsewhere, last…

9. Burundi: EU grants over 51 million USD for road infrastructure

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   12 August 2011 Last Tuesday, the government of Burundi and the European Union signed a loan agreement for 51.3 million dollars relating to a development project for the road transport sector. This is project RN19, which comprises the construction and bitumenization of the Cankuzo-Muyinga route, covering 63 km. This road "will contribute to the opening up and the development of the whole Central-Eastern region. It will also facilitate trade with our neighbor, Tanzania, and the integration of Burundi into the East African Community", said Eric Donni, chargé d'affaires at the EU delegation to Burundi, whose…

10. Prêt de 80 millions USD pour une centrale électrique de 20 MW au Burundi

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    8 December 2011 Le Burundi va recevoir un prêt de 80 millions de dollars de la banque indienne Exim afin de financer la construction d'une centrale hydroélectrique à l'ouest du pays. Le Sénat a approuvé mardi 6 décembre l'accord de crédit, rapporte l'agence de presse Xinhua. Les travaux de construction de cette centrale, qui affichera une capacité de 20 MW, démarreront en fin…