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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.<ref name="Reset">{{cite web| url=http://www.afdb.org/fileadmin/uploads/afdb/Documents/Environmental-and-Social-Assessments/KivuWatt%20Abbrev%20RAP%20Exec%20Summary%20-%20EN%20final.pdf|date=2012|title=KivuWatt Power Plant Project: Executive Summary of the Abbreviated Resettlement Action Plan|last=Nagarajan S et. al.| publisher=[[African Development Bank]]|accessdate=17 July 2015| format=PDF}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=17 July 2015|date=16 April 2015|title=Lake Kivu’s Great Gas Gamble|last=Rosen|publisher=Technologyreview.com| url=http://www.technologyreview.com/photoessay/536656/lake-kivus-great-gas-gamble/|first=Jonathan W.}}</ref> |
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.<ref name="Reset">{{cite web| url=http://www.afdb.org/fileadmin/uploads/afdb/Documents/Environmental-and-Social-Assessments/KivuWatt%20Abbrev%20RAP%20Exec%20Summary%20-%20EN%20final.pdf|date=2012|title=KivuWatt Power Plant Project: Executive Summary of the Abbreviated Resettlement Action Plan|last=Nagarajan S et. al.| publisher=[[African Development Bank]]|accessdate=17 July 2015| format=PDF}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=17 July 2015|date=16 April 2015|title=Lake Kivu’s Great Gas Gamble|last=Rosen|publisher=Technologyreview.com| url=http://www.technologyreview.com/photoessay/536656/lake-kivus-great-gas-gamble/|first=Jonathan W.}}</ref> Construction concluded in November 2015 and the power station was under testing and calibration from November 2015<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=18 May 2016|newspaper=[[New Times (Rwanda)]]| url=http://www.newtimes.co.rw/section/article/2015-11-17/194460/ | title=KivuWatt energy finally connected to national grid|date=17 November 2015 |first=Kenneth |last=Agutamba|location=Kigali}}</ref> until commissioning in May 2016.<ref name="Com"/> |
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Revision as of 08:23, 27 May 2016
| Kivuwatt Power Station | |
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| Country | Rwanda |
| Location | Kibuye |
| Coordinates | 2°04′08″S 29°19′12″E / 2.069°S 29.32°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | 17 May 2016[1] |
| Owner(s) | KivuWatt Limited |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Methane |
| Power generation | |
| Nameplate capacity | 26 megawatts (35,000 hp)* |
KivuWatt Power Station is a 26 megawatts (35,000 hp)* methane gas-fired thermal power plant 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] Construction concluded in November 2015 and the power station was under testing and calibration from November 2015[6] until commissioning in May 2016.[1]
See also
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References
- ^ a b Reuters (17 May 2016). "Rwanda launches power plant that uses methane gas". The EastAfrican Quoting Reuters. Nairobi. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ Tumwebaze, Peterson (17 July 2015). "Rwanda: Government Moves To Fix Power Challenges". New Times (Rwanda) via AllAfrica.com. Kigali. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ^ GFC, . (17 July 2015). "Road Distance Between Kigali And Kibuye With Map". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 17 July 2015.
{{cite web}}:|first=has numeric name (help) - ^ 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.
{{cite web}}: Explicit use of et al. in:|last=(help) - ^ Rosen, Jonathan W. (16 April 2015). "Lake Kivu's Great Gas Gamble". Technologyreview.com. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ^ Agutamba, Kenneth (17 November 2015). "KivuWatt energy finally connected to national grid". New Times (Rwanda). Kigali. Retrieved 18 May 2016.