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 station | Community | Coordinates | Fuel type | Capacity | Year completed | Name of Owner | Notes |
KivuWatt Power Station | Kibuye, Karongi District | Methane | 25 MW | 2015 | Contour Global | Under expansion to 100 MW | |
Kibuye Power Plant 1 | Kibuye, Karongi District | Methane | 3.5MW | 2012 | Government of Rwanda | ||
Gishoma Thermal Power Station | Rusizi District, Western Rwanda | Peat | 15 MW | 2016 | Shengli Energy Group and Punj Lloyd |
Proposed
Solar
Operational
Solar power station | Community | Coordinates | Fuel type | Capacity | Year completed | Name of Owner | Notes |
Ngoma Solar Power Station | Kibungo, Ngoma District | Solar | 2.4 MW | 2011 | Government of Rwanda | ||
Rwamagana Solar Power Station | Agahozo, Rwamagana District | Solar | 8.5 MW | 2015 | Scatec Solar Company & Gigawatt Global Cooperatief | ||
Nasho Solar Power Plant | Rwinkwavu, Rwamagana District | Solar | 3.3 MW | 2018 | Rwanda Energy Group |