List of power stations in Rwanda

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The following page lists all power stations in Rwanda. The country is in the midst of a rapid expansion of its electrical grid and many new plants are proposed or under construction. Rwanda is planning to expand from 45 MW of grid power in 2006 to 563 MW in 2018 and may import up to an additional 450 MW from neighboring countries. As of February 2015, national generation capacity totaled 153 megawatts.[1][2][3] By December 2015, national generation capacty stood at 186MW with peak demand of 105MW.[4]

Hydroelectric

Hydroelectric station Community Coordinates Type Capacity (MW) Year completed Name of reservoir River
Ntaruka Power Station Ntaruka Run of river 11.5 MW 1959[5] N/A Nyabarongo River
Mukungwa Power Station Mukungwa Run of river 12 MW 1982 N/A Nyabarongo River
Mukungwa II Power Station Mukungwa Run of river 2.5 MW[6] 2010 N/A Nyabarongo River
Nyabarongo I Power Station Nyabarongo Run of river 28 MW[7] 2014[2] N/A Nyabarongo River
Rukarara Power Station Rukarara Run of river 9.5 MW 2010[8] N/A River Rukarara

Proposed

Hydroelectric station Community Coordinates Type Capacity (MW) Year completed Name of reservoir River
Nyabarongo II Power Station[2] Nyabarongo Run of river 120 MW[1] 2020 N/A Nyabarongo
Rusizi III Power Station Rusizi Run of river 147 MW[9] 2020 N/A Rusizi
Rusumo Power Station Rusumo Run of river 80 MW[1][10] 2018 N/A River Kagera

Operational thermal

Thermal power station Community Coordinates Fuel type Capacity Year completed Name of Owner Notes
KivuWatt Power Station Kibuye, Karongi District Methane 25 MW[11][12] 2015[3] Contour Global Under expansion to 100MW[4]
Kibuye Power Plant 1 Kibuye, Karongi District Methane 3.5MW[4] 2012 Government of Rwanda

Proposed thermal

Thermal power station Community Coordinates Fuel type Capacity Year completed Name of Owner Notes
Gisagara Peat Power Plant[13] Gisagara District, Southern Rwanda Peat 80 MW[1] 2017 (expected) Hakan
Gishoma Peat Power Plant[13] Rusizi District, Western Rwanda Peat 15 MW 2015 (expected)[1] Shengli Energy Group and Punj Lloyd May be expanded to 55 MW
Symbion Thermal Power Station[14] Nyamyumba, Gisenyi, Rubavu District Methane 50 MW 2018 (expected)[4] Symbion Power Inc. Can be expanded to 100MW

Operational solar

Solar power station Community Coordinates Fuel type Capacity Year completed Name of Owner Notes
Ngoma Solar Power Station Kibungo, Ngoma District Solar 2.4 MW 2011 Government of Rwanda Operational[15][16]
Rwamagana Solar Power Station Agahozo, Rwamagana District Solar 8.5 MW[17] 2015 Scatec Solar Company & Gigawatt Global Cooperatief[1] Online

Proposed solar

Solar power station Community Coordinates Fuel type Capacity Year completed Name of Owner Notes
Kayonza Solar Power Station Rwinkwavu Kayonza District Solar 10 MW[18] 2020 Government of Rwanda Under development

See also

References

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