Lake Bunyonyi is considered as one of the deepest lakes in Africa. Other deep lakes include Tanganyika, Malawi and Kivu.

While the idea of getting anywhere near something like Lake Kivu might be off-putting to some–myself included. Others see it as an opportunity. The folks at the KivuWatt project are the latter.

The government has unveiled a comprehensive Lake Water Use Master Plan for five key lakes—Kivu, Muhazi, Mugesera, Ruhondo, and Burera—to guide sustainable utilisation of water resources. The plan ...