Environmental and Social Impact Assessment and Resettlement Action Plan of the Ruzizi III HEPP Project (
2020
-
2021
)

Environment and natural resource management Burundi Democratic Republic of the Congo Rwanda
Others

SOFRECO provided expertise for the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) and Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) for the construction of the Ruzizi III 147 MW hydropower plant, the third hydroelectric development on the Ruzizi River involving Rwanda, DR Congo and Burundi. The team of experts assessed and predicted potential adverse social and environmental impacts of the project, and developed suitable mitigation measures in consultation with stakeholders, in particular with Persons Affected by the Project (PAPs).