This location lies at an altitude of about 1,600 metres (5,200 ft), on Rutshuru River, in the Virunga Mountains, close to the International borders with the Republic of Uganda and the Republic of Rwanda.

Rutshuru lies approximately 75 kilometres (47 mi), by road, north of Goma, the location of the provincial capital.

[3] Rutshuru Power Station is a run of river, mini-hydropower plant, with planned installed capacity of 12.5 Megawatts.

[4] It is one of three mini-hydropower stations planned for construction in Virunga National Park, in North Kivu, in eastern DRC.

The Howard G Buffett Foundation, an American philanthropic organization, which provided technical and financial support from the beginning of the project, has committed another US$19.7 million towards the completion of the Rutshuru Hydropower Station.