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Mpanda Burundi — 10 MW Hydroelectric

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Mpanda Burundi is a 10 MW hydro power plant located in Burundi. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
10 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2015

Year online

Owner
Burundi Energy Company

Operator

Location
-3.08, 29.39

Coordinates

Insights

#3
largest in %s
#5,442
largest %s worldwide
#23,588
largest worldwide
2015
%d yrs newer than avg
4
operated by %s
6
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
10 MW
Commissioned
2015
Status
Operational
Owner
Burundi Energy Company
Country
BDI
Coordinates
-3.083, 29.394

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
875 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
69,968 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

190
cars / year
117
homes / year
39,754
trees to offset

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

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Kabu

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20MW · 2015

Rwegura

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19MW · 2015

Mubuga GWG

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About this plant

Mpanda Burundi is a 10.4 MW hydro power plant in Burundi.

Ranked #3 of 3 hydro plants in Burundi. Its 10.4 MW represents 20.98% of Burundi’s total hydro capacity of 50 MW. The largest hydro plant in Burundi is Kabu at 20 MW, making Mpanda Burundi 1.9 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Kabu (20 MW, Hydro) and Rwegura (19.17 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the Gitega Province, approximately 50 km from the capital city, Gitega.

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