The Rwegura dam and hydroelectric power station were funded by a loan from the African Development Bank.

[2] The plant supplies the surrounding region, the city of Bujumbura, Ngozi and Kayanza in the north of the country and the high-altitude tea plantations at Rwegura and Tora.

[5] As of August 2016 the reservoir had dropped by 3 metres (9.8 ft) during the year to date, but was expected to increase in September or October when the rainy season began.

[3] Between 2016 and 2018 the plant only delivered 8 to 12 MW due to obsolete equipment and soil erosion affecting the dam capacity.

[6] In January 2017 the director general of REGIDESO told the press that the water level had dropped by 8 metres (26 ft) due to lack of rainfall, and the plant was only supplying 4 MW.