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Power plants in Rwanda

A directory of 11 power plants in Rwanda with a combined installed capacity of 194 MW, mapped and ranked from open data — by fuel, capacity and emissions.

11power plants
194MW total capacity
5fuel types
0with measured CO₂

Power mix by fuel (Rwanda)

Hydro: 6 plants6HydroOil: 2 plants2OilWaste: 1 plants1WasteGas: 1 plants1GasSolar: 1 plants1Solar

Plant counts by primary fuel, WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Rwanda electricity grid — mix & carbon intensity (2024)

354gCO₂/kWh grid intensity
49.6%low-carbon electricity
49.6%renewables
50.4%fossil fuels
Hydro: 46 % of electricity46HydroGas: 26 % of electricity26GasCoal: 15 % of electricity15CoalOil: 9 % of electricity9OilSolar: 4 % of electricity4Solar

Source: Ember / Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0).

Largest plants in Rwanda

#PlantFuelMW
1Rusizi IIHydro44
2Rusizi IHydro30
3Nyabarongo IHydro28
4KivuWattGas26
5Jabana 2Oil20
6MukungwaHydro12
7NtarukaHydro12
8Rwamagana solarSolar8
9Jabana 1Oil8
10GisenyiWaste4
11Mukungwa IIHydro2

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Hydro (6)