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Rusumo Hydroelectric Power Station

The Rusumo Hydroelectric Power Station, also known as the Rusumo Power Station, is an operational hydropower plant, with initial capacity installation of 80 megawatts.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Power station
  • Description: dam in Rusumo Falls, Kirehe District
  • Also known as: “Rusumo Power Station”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rusumo Falls.

Waterfall
Photo: Amakuru, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a waterfall located on the on the border between and , part of the most distant headwaters of the river Nile.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rusumo.

Town
, is a town in in the of .

Rusumo Hydroelectric Power Station

Latitude
-2.38292° or 2° 22′ 59″ south
Longitude
30.78426° or 30° 47′ 3″ east
Inception
2022
Open location code
6G9GJQ8M+RP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 194699416
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­industrial
Wiki­data ID
Q7382684
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Satellite Map

Discover Rusumo Hydroelectric Power Station from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From French to Ukrainian—“Rusumo Hydroelectric Power Station” goes by many names.
  • French: “Centrale hydroélectrique de Rusumo”
  • Kinyarwanda: “Urugomero rw’amashanyarazi rwa Rusumo”
  • Kinyarwanda: “Urugomero rwa Rusumo”
  • Ukrainian: “ГЕС Русумо-Фоллс”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include One Stop Border Post and Rusumo.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Insurance and Rusumo Substation.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Rusumo Hydroelectric Power Station”. Photo: Peace Batuma, CC BY-SA 4.0.