Ruzizi I Hydroelectric Power Station (French: Centrale Hydroélectrique Ruzizi II) is a 29.8 megawatts (40,000 hp) hydroelectric power station on the Rusizi River between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The Ruzizi I Hydroelectric Power Plant is on the Rusizi River between Rwanda and the DRC.

The city of Bukavu, DRC, is to the north and west of the dam, and the settlement of Burongo, Rwanda, is to the southeast.

[1] The dam is 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) downstream from the Lake Kivu overflow at the head of the Rusizi River.

It is in a V-shaped valley running through a mountainous region that is 1,460 metres (4,790 ft) above sea level at Bukavu, at the head of the river.