List of power stations in Rwanda


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., national generation capacity totaled 224.6 megawatts. with peak demand of 140.6MW.

Hydroelectric

Operational

Proposed

Thermal

Operational

Thermal power stationCommunityCoordinatesFuel typeCapacityYear completedName of OwnerNotes
KivuWatt Power StationKibuye, Karongi DistrictMethane25 MW2015Contour GlobalUnder expansion to 100 MW
Kibuye Power Plant 1Kibuye, Karongi DistrictMethane3.5MW2012Government of Rwanda
Gishoma Thermal Power StationRusizi District, Western RwandaPeat15 MW2016Shengli Energy Group and Punj Lloyd

Proposed

Solar

Operational

Solar power stationCommunityCoordinatesFuel typeCapacityYear completedName of OwnerNotes
Ngoma Solar Power StationKibungo, Ngoma DistrictSolar2.4 MW2011Government of Rwanda
Rwamagana Solar Power StationAgahozo, Rwamagana DistrictSolar8.5 MW2015Scatec Solar Company & Gigawatt Global Cooperatief
Nasho Solar Power PlantRwinkwavu, Rwamagana DistrictSolar3.3 MW2018Rwanda Energy Group