INFRASTRUCTURE

Rwanda understands the importance of infrastructure in the development of a competitive private sector. To this end the government continues to invest heavily in infrastructure. Almost a tenth of Rwanda’s annual budget (7.5%) is committed to transport and other infrastructure. To develop a vibrant private sector, Rwanda is investing in Roads, Rail and water transport infrastructure with the intent of dramatically reducing the cost of transport to businesses and individuals.

Current Projects

Isaka-Kigali Railway

Project Description:

The Isaka-Kigali Railway is one part of a wider project which will link Isaka (Tanzania) to Kigali (Rwanda) and Keza (Tanzania) to Gitega and Musongati (Burundi)
The project entails:

The construction of two new lines (Kigali to Isaka and Gitega and Musongati to Isaka)
The rehabilitation of the existing Isaka to Dar Es Salaam line
Acquisition of rolling stock to carry passengers, cargo and ore traffic

Feasibility studies have been completed in June 2009 by the German rail company Deutsche Bahn with AFdB funding and validated by the Tanzanian, Rwandan and Burundian governments.
Subsequently, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (BNSF) conducted a separate feasibility study in 2009 suggesting alternative (AREMA) standards which are estimated to reduce costs by 25%.

Investment Amount:

$4.7B in total

$3.7B for the new lines and $1.0B for the rehabilitation of the Dar-Es Salaam – Isaka line

Investment Mode:

PPP with BOT model

Bugesera International Airport

Project Description:

The new international airport will be constructed in Bugesera district, around 40km from Kigali city centre and with a number of attractive attributes:

A basic plateau running to river valleys located North, East and West of the site;
The river valleys are relatively deep (+30m);
The border with Burundi is located approximately 23 km to the South;
There are no large tracts of forest, no major standing water on the site and no major cross wind problems;

The airport will be built in three phases and will increase the country’s capacity of passenger handling:

From 400,000 per annum to 1.8 million by the end of phase one (2030),
To 10-12 million by the end of phase 2 and
To 50-60 million by the end of phase 3

Investment Amount:

US$ 635m

Investment Mode:

PPP