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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 planned to expand its grid power up to 556 MW in 2024. , the national installed generation capacity totaled 276.068 megawatts, with peak demand of 140.6MW.

Hydroelectric

Operational

Hydroelectric station	Coordinates	River	Type	Name of reservoir	Capacity (MW)	Year completed	Mukungwa Power Station
Ntaruka	Mukungwa River	Run of river	N/A	11.5 MW	1959{{cite web
Mukungwa	Mukungwa River	Run of river	N/A	12 MW	1982
Mukungwa	MUkungwa River	Run of river	N/A	2.5 MW	2010
Nyabarongo	Nyabarongo River	Run of river	N/A	28 MW{{cite web	access-date=4 October 2014	date=24 March 2014	2014
Rukarara	River Rukarara	Run of river	N/A	9.5 MW	2010{{cite web	title=Rwanda: Rukarara Hydro Project Completed
Rusizi	Rusizi River	Run of river	N/A	30 MW	1958
Rusizi	Rusizi River	Run of river	N/A	44 MW	1989

Proposed

Hydroelectric station	Coordinates	River	Type	Name of reservoir	Capacity (MW)	Year completed	Rusumo Power Station	Nyabarongo II Power Station	Rusizi III Power Station	Rusizi IV Power Station
Rusumo	Kagera River	Run of river	N/A	last=Musoni	first=Edwin	date=12 March 2012	url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201203120213.html	title=Rwanda: Rusumo Hydropower to Generate 80 MW	newspaper=The New Times (Rwanda) via AllAfrica.com	access-date=17 February 2015}}	2023 (expected)
Nyabarongo	Nyabarongo River	Run of river	N/A	43 MW	2027
Rusizi	Ruzizi River	Run of river	N/A	147 MW	2023
Rusizi	Ruzizi River	Run of river	N/A	287 MW	2025

Thermal

Operational

Thermal power station	Coordinates	Fuel type	Capacity	Year completed	Name of owner	Notes	KivuWatt Power Station
Kibuye, Karongi District	Methane	25 MW{{cite web	title=Wartsila Power Plants: Lake Kivu Rwanda		2015	Contour Global	url=https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/business/Rwanda-adds-25MW-from-KivuWatt-Symbion-signs-methane-deal-/-/2560/2993754/-/item/0/-/j3fxw6z/-/index.html
Kibuye, Karongi District	Methane	3.5MW	2012	Government of Rwanda
Rusizi District, Western Rwanda	Peat	15 MW	2016	Shengli Energy Group and Punj Lloyd

Proposed

Thermal power station	Community	Coordinates	Fuel type	Capacity	Year completed	Name of owner	Notes	url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/rwanda-prepares-to-switch-on-africas-first-peat-fired-power-plant-reports-kt-press-350348778.html	title=Rwanda Prepares to Switch on Africa's First Peat Fired Power Plant, Reports KT Press	publisher=PRNewswire	date=24 October 2014	access-date=24 February 2016}}	Symbion Thermal Power Station
Gisagara District, Southern Rwanda		Peat	80 MW	2021 (expected)	Hakan
Nyamyumba, Gisenyi, Rubavu District		Methane	50 MW	2018 (expected)	Symbion Power Inc.	Can be expanded to 100 MW

Solar

Operational

Solar power station	Coordinates	Fuel type	Capacity	Year completed	Name of owner	Notes	Ngoma Solar Power Station	Rwamagana Solar Power Station	Nasho Solar Power Plant
Kibungo, Ngoma District	Solar	2.4 MW	2011	Government of Rwanda	{{cite web	title=EU-Funded PV Power Plant Opens In Rwanda - Report	url=http://renewables.seenews.com/news/eu-funded-pv-power-plant-opens-in-rwanda-report-152010	date=7 October 2011
Agahozo, Rwamagana District	Solar	8.5 MW	2015	Scatec Solar Company & Gigawatt Global Cooperatief
Rwinkwavu, Rwamagana District	Solar	3.3 MW{{cite web	title=Rwanda lights up with solar energy investments	publisher=Expo Group	url=https://expogr.com/rwanda/solarexpo/detail_news.php?newsid=5612&pageid=2	date=28 March 2019		2018	Rwanda Energy Group

References

"Generation".
"Rusumo hydro project to help cut power tariffs come 2023".
(23 June 2013). "Project & Programs - Energy: Power Stations Under Construction". Rwanda Energy Water & Sanitation Limited (EWSA).
(24 March 2017). "Nyabarongo hydro power station will give Rwanda a competitive edge". Newties.
Musoni, Edwin. (12 March 2012). "Rwanda: Rusumo Hydropower to Generate 80 MW". [[The New Times (Rwanda)]] via [[AllAfrica.com]].
Peterson Tumwebaze. (19 July 2018). "Ruzizi III Hydro Power project gets Rwf19bn boost from AfDB". [[The New Times (Rwanda)]].
(24 October 2014). "Rwanda Prepares to Switch on Africa's First Peat Fired Power Plant, Reports KT Press". PRNewswire.
(8 August 2014). "Rwanda Awards 50 MW Methane Gas-to-Electricity Project on Lake Kivu to U.S. Symbion Power". Symbion Power (Washington, DC) via [[AllAfrica.com]].
Bateta, Agnes. (24 February 2014). "Rwanda To Get US$23 Million Solar Power Complex". [[East African Business Week]] (Kampala).

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