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Nyabarongo I — 28 MW Hydroelectric

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Nyabarongo I is a 28 MW hydro power plant located in Rwanda. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
28 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2014

Year online

Owner
Rwanda Energy Group Limited (REG) Government of Rwanda

Operator

Location
-1.99, 29.63

Coordinates

Insights

#3
largest in Rwanda
#3,954
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#17,220
largest worldwide
2014
30 yrs newer than avg
7
operated by Rwanda Energy Group…
12
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
28 MW
Commissioned
2014
Status
Operational
Owner
Rwanda Energy Group Limited (REG) Government of Rwanda
Country
RWA
Coordinates
-1.989, 29.633

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
2,355 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
188,375 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

512
cars / year
314
homes / year
107,031
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

KivuWatt

Rwanda · Natural Gas

26MW · 2016

Jabana 2

Rwanda · Oil

20MW · 2009

Mukungwa

Rwanda · Hydroelectric

12MW · 1982

Ntaruka

Rwanda · Hydroelectric

12MW · 1959

About this plant

Nyabarongo I is a 28 MW hydro power plant in Rwanda, operated by Rwanda Energy Group Limited since 2014.

Ranked #3 of 6 hydro plants in Rwanda. Its 28 MW represents 21.94% of Rwanda’s total hydro capacity of 128 MW. The largest hydro plant in Rwanda is Rusizi II at 44 MW, making Nyabarongo I 1.57 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include KivuWatt (26 MW, Gas), Jabana 2 (20 MW, Oil), and Mukungwa (12 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the Eastern Province, approximately 45 km from Kigali.

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