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Rwegura — 19 MW Hydroelectric

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Rwegura is a 19 MW hydro power plant located in Burundi. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
19 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2015

Year online

Owner
Burundi Energy Company

Operator

Location
-2.93, 29.52

Coordinates

Insights

#2
largest in %s
#4,556
largest %s worldwide
#20,056
largest worldwide
2015
%d yrs newer than avg
4
operated by %s
7
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
19 MW
Commissioned
2015
Status
Operational
Owner
Burundi Energy Company
Country
BDI
Coordinates
-2.932, 29.519

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
1,612 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
128,970 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

350
cars / year
215
homes / year
73,278
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Rwegura is a 19.17 MW hydroelectric power plant in Burundi.

Ranked #2 of 3 hydro plants in Burundi, Rwegura’s 19.17 MW represents 38.67% of the country’s total hydro capacity of 50 MW. The largest hydro plant in Burundi is Kabu at 20 MW, making Rwegura 1.04 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Kabu (20 MW, Hydro) and Mpanda Burundi (10.4 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the Gitega Province, approximately 90 km east of Bujumbura.

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