Visit to Shango and Bugesera Substations and Transmission Lines
Rwanda Transmission Lines Project
On 29th August,2020, NELSAP, RPCL and Rwanda Energy Group (REG) visited to Shango and Bugesera Substations to follow up on the implementation progress of Transmission Lines (TL) Project.
TKCC a Chinese company is carrying out the Civil and Electromechanical works at Shango and the 220kV part of Bugesera Substation. Steg, a Tunisian company is working on the 110kV part of Bugesera Substation. The project is coordinated and supervised by WSP who is also supervising the construction of Transmission Lines that will evacuate power from RPCL’s Rusumo Power Plant currently under construction on behalf of Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi. The overall progress at the substations is approximately 75% with Shango Substation being more advanced.
The transmission lines project, distributing power from Rusumo-Bugesera and Bugesera-Shango is carried out by Sterling with WSP as the coordinator and supervisor. The Rusumo-Bugesera transmission line has 221 towers. Works are expected to end in February 2021. For the Bugesera-Shango line, 19 out 91 tower foundations are completed and 4 towers have already been erected.
Shango Substation
Shango Substation is located in Gasabo district near Nduba landfill. This project is funded by KFW, AfDB and the Kingdom of Netherlands, the substation’s transmission system comprises of high voltage lines rated to 110 kV and 220kV for distribution of power from power plants, from interconnection. The following transmission lines meet/are planned to meet at Shango substation from where power is/will be dispatched accordingly.
• 220kV Mirama,Uganda-Shango (Installation of equipment almost completed)
• 110kV Shango-Birembo (Completed, now operational)
• 220kV Shango-Karongi (Completed, now operational)
• 220kV Rusumo HPP-Bugesera-Shango (Contractors are already on board; works are ongoing)
Bugesera Substation
Bugesera Substation is located in the Eastern Province. Below are the transmission lines that meet/are planned to meet at Bugesera substation. It is to be noted that none of them are operational yet.
• 220kV Hakan Peat Power Plant-Shango
• 220kV Rusumo HPP-Bugesera Substation
• 220kV Bugesera Substation-Shango Substation
• 110kV Gahanga Substation-Bugesera Substation
• 110kV Bugesera Substation-Rwabusoro Substation
• 110kV Bugesera Substation-Bugesera Industrial Park
Visit Pictorial
Eng Felix, MD of EDCL briefing the visitors on the progress of works at Shango Substation.
Visitors being briefed on design and progress of Bugesera Substation.