Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) has commissioned a 28-MW hydro power plant in Rwanda on a turnkey basis.

This is the first order for BHEL from Rwanda. With the commissioning of the project, the installed generation capacity of Rwanda has gone up 24 per cent from 119 MW to 147 MW.

In a communication to the stock exchanges, BHEL said the Nyaborongo hydro-electric project is owned by the Rwanda Government and financed under the Government of India’s line of credit.

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