Gisenyi is a 3.8 MW waste power plant in Western Province, Rwanda. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 5.2k homes (estimated). It ranks #11 of 12 Rwanda power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2010, it is around 16 years old — relatively modern. In context, the national grid averages 354 gCO₂/kWh (49.6% low-carbon) (2024).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1061143.
Data status
Known data
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Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
Waste-to-energy plants burn municipal solid waste to generate electricity and heat, cutting landfill volume while recovering energy from residual waste.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Local climate & thermal context
This waste plant recovers energy by combusting municipal or industrial waste. It sits in a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb) — Southern Hemisphere, latitude 1.7°S — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
Heating degree-days here run 54% below the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.
Climate heat-demand index: 28/100 — this site sits in the bottom third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby plants
Rwanda has 1 waste power plant in this dataset, together about 4 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Symbion Lake Kivu power station · Gas · 140 MW · DR Congo
- Lake Kivu power plant · Gas · 56 MW · Lake Kivu
- KivuWatt · Gas · 26 MW · Western Province
- Mukungwa · Hydro · 12 MW · Northern Province
- Mukungwa II · Hydro · 2.5 MW · Northern Province
- Nyabarongo I · Hydro · 28 MW · Southern Province
Location
Coordinates -1.727, 29.256 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Gisenyi?
Gisenyi is a 3.8 MW waste power plant in Western Province, Rwanda, commissioned in 2010.