Burundi this week inaugurated the Jiji hydroelectric plant in Songa zone, Bururi Province, seeking to power more households and industries.
President Evariste Ndayishimiye launched the project expected to generate 32.5MW as part of a broader effort to achieve national energy self-sufficiency. With the 17MW Mulembwe plant nearing completion, officials say the two projects will have an annual production of 235 gigawatt hours of clean energy annually and will provide electricity to 15,000 households, 7,000 businesses and 1,700 industrial facilities.
