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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 its grid power up to 556 MW in 2024. As of June 2019 , national generation capacity totaled 224.6 megawatts.[1] [2] [3] with peak demand of 140.6MW.[4]
Hydroelectric [ ]
Operational [ ]
Hydroelectric station
Community
Coordinates
River
Type
Name of reservoir
Capacity (MW)
Year completed
Ntaruka Power Station
Ntaruka
Mukungwa River
Run of river
N/A
11.5 MW
1959[5]
Mukungwa Power Station
Mukungwa
Mukungwa River
Run of river
N/A
12 MW
1982
Mukungwa II Power Station
Mukungwa
MUkungwa River
Run of river
N/A
2.5 MW[6]
2010
Nyabarongo I Power Station
Nyabarongo
Nyabarongo River
N/A
28 MW[7]
2014[2]
Rukarara Hydroelectric Power Station
Rukarara
River Rukarara
Run of river
N/A
9.5 MW
2010[8]
Rusizi I Hydroelectric Power Station
Rusizi
Rusizi River
Run of river
N/A
30 MW
1958
Rusizi II Hydroelectric Power Station
Rusizi
Rusizi River
Run of river
N/A
44 MW
1989
Proposed [ ]
Thermal [ ]
Operational [ ]
Proposed [ ]
Solar [ ]
Operational [ ]
See also [ ]
Energy portal
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Energy in Rwanda
List of largest power stations in the world
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References [ ]
^ a b c d e f "Generation" . Rwanda Energy Group . Retrieved 17 February 2015 .
^ a b c Agutamba, Kenneth (31 August 2014). "Nyabarongo Power Plant Completion Delays Frustrate Government" . New Times (Rwanda) . Retrieved 17 February 2015 .
^ a b Kwibuka, Eugene (10 February 2015). "Rwanda Energy Minister To Face Parliamentarians Over Delayed Energy Projects" . newsghana.com.gh Quoting New Times (Rwanda) . Retrieved 17 February 2015 .
^ a b c d Esiara, Kabona (12 December 2015). "Rwanda adds 25MW from KivuWatt, Symbion signs methane deal" . The EastAfrican . Nairobi . Retrieved 12 December 2015 .
^ Parry, Jo-Ellen (June 2010). "Rwanda: Reducing The Vulnerability of Rwanda's Energy Sector To The Impacts of Climate Change" . International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD). Retrieved 4 October 2014 .
^ EWSA, . (23 June 2013). "Project & Programs - Energy: Power Stations Under Construction" . Rwanda Energy Water & Sanitation Limited (EWSA). Retrieved 4 October 2014 . CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link )
^ Muyagu, Triphomus (24 March 2014). "Nyabarongo Hydro-Electric Plant To Significantly Boost Energy Supply" . The Rwanda Focus . Retrieved 4 October 2014 .
^ Kagire, Edmund (7 January 2011). "Rwanda: Rukarara Hydro Project Completed" . The New Times (Rwanda) via AllAfrica.com . Retrieved 4 October 2014 .
^ Musoni, Edwin (12 March 2012). "Rwanda: Rusumo Hydropower to Generate 80 MW" . The New Times (Rwanda) via AllAfrica.com . Retrieved 17 February 2015 .
^ Peterson Tumwebaze (19 July 2018). "Ruzizi III Hydro Power project gets Rwf19bn boost from AfDB" . The New Times (Rwanda) . Kigali. Retrieved 19 July 2018 .
^ Wartsila, . (2013). "Wartsila Power Plants: Lake Kivu Rwanda" . Wartsila.com. Retrieved 4 October 2014 . CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link )
^ Anna Boiko-Weyrauch, and Rob Hugh-Jones (13 February 2012). "Lake Kivu Gas: Turning An Explosion Risk Into A Power Source" . BBC News . Retrieved 10 December 2014 .
^ Esiara, Kabona (5 March 2016). "Kigali court puts Kibuye Power 1 under liquidation" . The EastAfrican . Nairobi. Retrieved 5 March 2016 .
^ a b KT Press (24 October 2014). "Rwanda Prepares to Switch on Africa's First Peat Fired Power Plant, Reports KT Press" . PRNewswire. Retrieved 24 February 2016 .
^ Symbion, . (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 . Retrieved 11 December 2014 . CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link )
^ Ali, Yurkie (7 October 2011). "EU-Funded PV Power Plant Opens In Rwanda - Report" . Renewables.seenews.com Quoting Pan African News Agency (PANA). Retrieved 17 February 2015 .
^ PANA, . (6 October 2011). "Solar Power Stations To Supply Rwandan Schools With Electricity" . Pan African News Agency (PANA). Retrieved 17 February 2015 . CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link )
^ Bateta, Agnes (24 February 2014). "Rwanda To Get US$23 Million Solar Power Complex" . East African Business Week (Kampala). Retrieved 4 October 2014 .
^ Expo Group (28 March 2019). "Rwanda lights up with solar energy investments" . Dubai: Expo Group. Retrieved 13 November 2019 .
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