Ruvyironza Hydroelectric Power Station (French: Centrale Hydroélectrique de Kayenzi) is an 0.8 megawatts (1,100 hp) run-of-the-river hydroelectric power station in the Muyinga Province of Burundi.
[2] The power station receives water from the Kavuruga dam, which impounds rivers of the Gasenyi, Muhongo, Rusabagi and Gitaramuka areas.
The project was financed by the Programme de réhabilitation du Burundi (PREBU).
[4] In 2009 REGIDESO Burundi, the water and electricity authority, announced bids to rehabilitate five hydroelectric plants and to improve the network in Bujumbura.
[5] When built, the water level of the reservoir reached 8 metres (26 ft) in the rainy season.