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Kivuwatt power plant

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Kivuwatt power plant is an operating power station of at least 26-megawatts (MW) in Kibuye, Rwanda with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Kivuwatt power plant Kibuye, Rwanda -2.0597, 29.3482 (exact)[1][2]

The map below shows the exact location of the power station.

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 1, 2: -2.0597, 29.3482

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
1 Operating[3] fossil gas: natural gas[3] 26.1[3] internal combustion[4] not found 2015[5]
2 Announced[4][6][2] fossil gas: natural gas[4] 72[4] internal combustion[4] not found 2026 (planned)[7]

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
1 ContourGlobal PLC[4] KKR & Co. Inc
2 ContourGlobal PLC[4] KKR & Co. Inc

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://www.google.com/maps/place/KivuWatt/@-2.1028721,29.0603731,10z/data=!4m10!1m2!2m1!1sLake+Kivu+power+plant!3m6!1s0x19dd2eadf9ca6c69:0xfb91500b830f43f1!8m2!3d-2.0681869!4d29.3198058!15sChVMYWtlIEtpdnUgcG93ZXIgcGxhbnSSAQtwb3dlcl9wbGFudOABAA!16s%2Fg%2F11bv207pv6?entry=ttu. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Rwanda - (Loan to KivuWatt Limited)". Archived from the original on 2024-06-26. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://energycentral.com/news/rwanda%E2%80%99s-biggest-methane-power-plant-connected-national-grid. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 https://web.archive.org/web/20230901115404/https://www.contourglobal.com/asset/kivuwatt. Archived from the original on 2023-09-01. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. "Innovative Technologies". ContourGlobal. Archived from the original on 2024-03-01. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  6. https://www.afdb.org/en/projects-and-operations/p-rw-fg0-001. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. https://mapafrica.afdb.org/en/projects/46002-P-RW-FG0-001. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

Additional data

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