Makelele Biogas power station

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Makelele Biogas power station is a power station in pre-construction in Kalehe, South Kivu, DR Congo. It is also known as Lake Kivu.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Makelele Biogas power station Kalehe, South Kivu, DR Congo -1.7567, 29.0186 (approximate)[1][2]

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

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Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Start year Retired year
Unit 1 pre-construction[3] bioenergy - agricultural waste (biogas)[3] 60[3]

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name
Unit 1

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://www.africa-energy.com/news-centre/article/congo-republic-symbion-developing-300m-lake-kivu-biogas-plant. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://www.mindat.org/feature-382747.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20230118120122/https://www.bioenergy-news.com/news/us-firm-symbion-power-will-develop-biogas-project-in-democratic-republic-of-the-congo/. Archived from the original on 18 January 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

Additional data

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