[6] Rusumo Falls is approximately 61 kilometres (38 mi), by road, south-east of the provincial headquarters at Kibungo, in Ngoma District.

[10] The second contract was signed between Rusumo Power Company Limited and a consortium of companies, including Rusumo Falls Andritz Hydro GmbH of Germany and Andritz Hydro PVT Limited of India, to carry out electrical and mechanical works for power generation.

The three high voltage transmission lines that will evacuate the power generated are projected to cost $121 million, financed by the African Development Bank.

[10] The ground-breaking ceremony was held at Ngara, in Tanzanian territory on 30 March 2017, attended by government officials from the three beneficiary countries; all members of the regional East African Community.

[11] The Coordination Unit of the Nile Equatorial Lakes Subsidiary Action Program (NELSAP-CU), is implementing the project on behalf of the owners.

[14] Audits by the Auditor Generals of the three affected countries, carried out in the second half of 2021, have revealed a 22 percent increase in expenditure, up to that point in the work plan, above what was budgeted.