Kivu 56 Power Station

Symbion Thermal Power Station is a proposed 56 megawatts (75,000 hp) methane gas-fired thermal power plant located at the Cape of Busororo near the town of Nyamyumba in Rubavu District, in the Western Province of Rwanda.[1]

Kivu 56 Power Station
Location of Kivu 56 Power Station in Rwanda
CountryRwanda
LocationNyamyumba
Coordinates01°48′09″S 29°16′50″E
StatusPlanned
Commission date2018 (Expected)
Owner(s)Symbion Power
Thermal power station
Primary fuelMethane gas
Power generation
Nameplate capacity56 megawatts (75,000 hp)

Location

The power station will be located at Cape Busororo, near Nyamyumba in Western Rwanda, approximately 163 kilometres (101 mi), by road, northwest of Kigali, the national capital and largest city in the country.[2] This location lies approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi), by road, south of Gisenyi, the provincial capital and nearest large town.[3]

Overview

Kivu 56 Power Station is owned and operated by Symbion Power LLC, a private energy provider headquartered in the United States. The plant will consist of two facilities: (a) an off-shore installation which will extract, separate and process methane gas, which is dissolved in the deep waters of Lake Kivu, and then deliver it to (b) an on-shore generating facility located at Cape of Busororo, where the gas will be used to generate electricity.[4]

Kivu 56 Power Station is the third methane gas powered power station in Rwanda, after KivuWatt Power Station, which generates 25 MW and is in the process of expanding capacity to 100 MW,[5] and the 3.6 megawatts (4,800 hp) Kibuye Power Plant 1, which is also owned by Symbion and is undergoing phased expansion to 50 megawatts (67,000 hp).[6]

Construction

According to the power purchase agreements signed between the relevant parties, the first 14 megawatts (19,000 hp) from this power station, are expected in 2018.[6] In September 2017, Symbion sold US$100 million worth of equity in its two Rwandan projects; namely Kibuye Power Plant 1 and Kivu 56 Power Station. The money will be used to develop both power stations to generate a combined 106 megawatts (142,000 hp). A total of US$370 million is budgeted to fulfill that goal.[7]

See also

References
  1. Press Release (8 August 2014). "Rwanda Awards 50 MW Methane Gas To Electricity Project On Lake Kivu To US Symbion Power". Symbion Power. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  2. GFC (24 December 2015). "Road Distance Between Kigali And Nyamyumba With Route Marker". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  3. GFC (24 December 2015). "Map Showing Gisenyi And Nyamyumba With Route Marker". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  4. ESI Africa (11 August 2014). "Deal watch: Symbion Power to build methane plant in Rwanda". Esi-Africa.com. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  5. Esiara, Kabona (13 December 2015). "Rwanda adds 25MW from KivuWatt, Symbion signs methane deal". African Review. Nairobi. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  6. Kabona, Esiara (29 October 2016). "Symbion Power to produce 50 MW from methane". The EastAfrican. Nairobi. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  7. Kabona, Esiara (27 September 2017). "US firm sells stock to fund Rwanda power projects". The EastAfrican. Nairobi. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
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