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Kaburantwa River rises at an elevation of almost 2,500 metres (8,200 ft) in the Nyungwe-Kibira forest, and falls to 842 metres (2,762 ft) at the Ruzizi River. The slopes average 33%. The watershed covers 53,108 hectares (131,230 acres). 3,002 hectares (7,420 acres) of the river basin is
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rivers in the provinces of
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project on the on the
Kaburantwa River, 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) above its confluence with the Ruzizi River, was expected to generate 117.7 GWh of electricity per year. It would have a 191 metres (627 ft) head. In 2010 the Nile Basin Initiative asked for expressions of interest from
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Kaburantwa River are important tributaries on the east side of the Ruzizi river, with an estimated total hydroelectric potential of about 100 MW. The Kaburantwa watershed alone has hydroelectric potential of 44 MW.
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consultants to prepare updated studies of the project. Construction of the 20 MW Kabu 16 Hydroelectric Power
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