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Mukungwa — 12 MW Hydroelectric

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Mukungwa is a 12 MW hydro power plant located in Rwanda. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
12 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1982

Year online

Owner
Estab Pub Prod Trans Dist Elec

Operator

Location
-1.58, 29.66

Coordinates

Insights

#6
largest in Rwanda
#5,190
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#22,497
largest worldwide
1982
2 yrs older than avg
1
operated by Estab Pub Prod…
10
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
12 MW
Commissioned
1982
Status
Operational
Owner
Estab Pub Prod Trans Dist Elec
Country
RWA
Coordinates
-1.582, 29.655

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
1,009 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
80,732 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

219
cars / year
135
homes / year
45,871
trees to offset

Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator

Nearby Stations

Rusizi II

Rwanda · Hydroelectric

44MW · 1989

Rusizi I

Rwanda · Hydroelectric

30MW · 1958

Nyabarongo I

Rwanda · Hydroelectric

28MW · 2014

KivuWatt

Rwanda · Natural Gas

26MW · 2016

Jabana 2

Rwanda · Oil

20MW · 2009

Ntaruka

Rwanda · Hydroelectric

12MW · 1959

About this plant

Mukungwa is a 12 MW hydro power plant in Rwanda, operated by Estab Pub Prod Trans Dist Elec since 1982. It is one of six hydro plants in the country.

Ranked #4 of 6 hydro plants in Rwanda, Mukungwa contributes 9.4% of the total hydro capacity of 128 MW. The largest hydro plant in Rwanda is Rusizi II at 44 MW, making this facility 3.67 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Nyabarongo I (28 MW, Hydro), Jabana 2 (20 MW, Oil), and Rutshuru (13.8 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the Northern Province, approximately 60 km northeast of Kigali.

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