KivuWatt Power Station

Kivuwatt Power Station
Location of Kivuwatt Power Station in Rwanda
Country Rwanda
Location Kibuye
Coordinates 02°03′15″S 29°21′12″E / 2.05417°S 29.35333°E / -2.05417; 29.35333Coordinates: 02°03′15″S 29°21′12″E / 2.05417°S 29.35333°E / -2.05417; 29.35333
Status Under development
Commission date 2015[1]
Owner(s) KivuWatt Limited
Thermal power station
Primary fuel methane
Power generation
Nameplate capacity 25 MW

KivuWatt Power Station is a 25 MW methane gas-fired thermal power plant under commissioning in Rwanda.[2]

Location

The power plant is located in Kibuye, Karongi District, in the Western Province of Rwanda, approximately 130 kilometres (81 mi), by road, west of Kigali, the capital and largest city in the country.[3]

Overview

The project will extract methane from the waters of Lake Kivu and use the gas to generate electricity. The generated power will be purchased by Rwanda Electricity Corporation (RECO), the Rwandan electricity utility. Phase 1 of the project, with capacity of 25MW, was expected to start commercial operation in 2012. Phase 2 of the project, with additional capacity of 75 MW, is expected to start construction six months after the commissioning of Phase 1. The project is being developed by KivuWatt Limited, a subsidiary of ContourGlobal, under a concession agreement made with the Government of Rwanda in 2009.[4] KivuWatt Limited plans to extract some of the estimated 60 billion cubic meters of methane gas trapped under Lake Kivu and convert that gas into electricity, something that has not been done on a large commercial scale before.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.newtimes.co.rw/section/article/2015-11-17/194460/
  2. ↑ Tumwebaze, Peterson (17 July 2015). "Rwanda: Government Moves To Fix Power Challenges". New Times (Rwanda) via AllAfrica.com. Kigali. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  3. ↑ GFC, . (17 July 2015). "Road Distance Between Kigali And Kibuye With Map". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  4. ↑ Nagarajan S, .; et al. (2012). "KivuWatt Power Plant Project: Executive Summary of the Abbreviated Resettlement Action Plan" (PDF). African Development Bank. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  5. ↑ Rosen, Jonathan W. (16 April 2015). "Lake Kivu’s Great Gas Gamble". Technologyreview.com. Retrieved 17 July 2015.

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