KivuWatt is a 26 MW gas power plant in Western Province, Rwanda. It ranks #5 of 12 Rwanda power plants by installed capacity. In context, gas supplies about 26.5% of Rwanda's electricity; the national grid averages 354 gCO₂/kWh (49.6% low-carbon) (2024).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1061167.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
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
Technically it is described as Engine. Its current lifecycle status is “Announced” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Gas plants burn natural gas either in open-cycle turbines for fast peaking, or in combined-cycle units that recover exhaust heat in an HRSG to reach roughly 55–62% efficiency — the cleanest-burning fossil option.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #2 largest gas power plant of 2 in Rwanda by capacity.
Rwanda has 2 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 82 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Lake Kivu power plant · Gas · 56 MW · Lake Kivu
- Nyabarongo I · Hydro · 28 MW · Southern Province
- Gisenyi · Waste · 3.8 MW · Western Province
- Symbion Lake Kivu power station · Gas · 140 MW · DR Congo
- Mukungwa · Hydro · 12 MW · Northern Province
- Mukungwa II · Hydro · 2.5 MW · Northern Province
Location
Coordinates -2.068, 29.32 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is KivuWatt?
KivuWatt is a 26 MW gas power plant in Western Province, Rwanda, Announced 2016.