RWA

Rwamagana solar — 9 MW Solar

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Rwamagana solar is a 9 MW solar power plant located in Rwanda. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
9 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2015

Year online

Owner
Scatec Solar Company & GigaWatt Global Cooperatief

Operator

Location
-2.03, 30.38

Coordinates

Insights

#8
largest in Rwanda
#4,573
largest Solar worldwide
#25,519
largest worldwide
2015
1 yrs older than avg
1
operated by Scatec Solar Company…
6
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Solar
Capacity
9 MW
Commissioned
2015
Status
Operational
Owner
Scatec Solar Company & GigaWatt Global Cooperatief
Country
RWA
Coordinates
-2.026, 30.377

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
550 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
16,485 t

over ~30 yrs

Intensity
41 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

119
cars / year
73
homes / year
24,978
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Rwamagana solar is an 8.5 MW solar power plant in Rwanda, operated by Scatec Solar Company and GigaWatt Global Cooperatief since 2015.

Ranked #1 of 1 solar plants in Rwanda, Rwamagana solar accounts for 100% of the country’s solar capacity, which totals 8 MW. It is also the largest solar plant in Rwanda at 8 MW.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Jabana 2 (20 MW, Oil) and Jabana 1 (7.8 MW, Oil). Rwamagana solar is located in the Eastern Province, approximately 50 km east of Kigali.

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