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Mubuga GWG — 8 MW Solar

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Mubuga GWG is a 8 MW solar power plant located in Burundi. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
8 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2015

Year online

Owner
Burundi Energy Company

Operator

Location
-3.42, 30.03

Coordinates

Insights

#4
largest in %s
#4,868
largest %s worldwide
#26,246
largest worldwide
2015
%d yrs older than avg
4
operated by %s
2
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Solar
Capacity
8 MW
Commissioned
2015
Status
Operational
Owner
Burundi Energy Company
Country
BDI
Coordinates
-3.420, 30.030

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
491 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
14,740 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
41 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

107
cars / year
66
homes / year
22,333
trees to offset

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

Nearby Stations

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Rwegura

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Mpanda Burundi

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10MW · 2015

About this plant

Mubuga GWG is a 7.6 MW solar power plant in Burundi.

Ranked #1 of 1 solar plants in Burundi, Mubuga GWG represents 100% of the country’s total solar capacity of 8 MW. The largest solar plant in Burundi is also Mubuga GWG at 8 MW.

There are no nearby plants within 50 km. The facility is located in the Gitega Province, approximately 200 km east of Bujumbura.

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