Hydroelectric
editBurundi also has various power stations that are jointly owned by corporations in Burundi and neighboring countries.
Hydroelectric station | Partner Nations | Coordinates | Type | River | Capacity | Burundi Capacity Share | Year completed | Ref |
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Ruzizi II Power Station | Burundi, DRC, Rwanda | 2°37′S 28°54′E / 2.617°S 28.900°E | Run-of-the-river | Ruzizi River | 36 MW | 12 MW | 1989 | [13] |
Rusumo Power Station | Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania | 2°22′S 30°47′E / 2.367°S 30.783°E | Run-of-the-river | Kagera River | 80 MW | 26.4 MW | 2024 | [14] |
Ruzizi III Power Station | Burundi, DRC, Rwanda | Run-of-the-river | Ruzizi River | 147 MW | 2027 (Expected) | [15] | ||
Ruzizi IV Power Station | Burundi, DRC, Rwanda | Run-of-the-river | Ruzizi River | 287 MW | 2030 (Expected) |
Ruzizi I is owned and operated by Société Nationale d'Électricité (SNEL) of DRC, which sells electricity into Burundi's Grid. Despite having a contractual agreement, the electricity is considered an import.[13]
Thermal
editThermal Power Station | Province | Coordinates | Fuel Type | Capacity | Operator | Year completed | Ref |
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Bujumbura Thermal Power Station | Bujumbura | Diesel | 5.5 MW | REGIDESO | 1999 | [5] | |
Interpetrol Power Station | Bujumbura | Diesel | 45 MW | Interpetrol Burundi | 2017 | [16][17] |
Solar
editSolar Power Station | Province | Coordinates | Technology | Capacity | Operator | Year completed | Ref |
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Mubuga Solar Power Station | Gitega | 03°22′29″S 29°59′14″E / 3.37472°S 29.98722°E | PV | 7.5MW | Gigawatt Global | 2021 | [18][19] |
See also
editReferences
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- ^ "Project Timelines". ruzizi3.com. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
- ^ "INTERPETROL BURUNDI" (in French). Retrieved 2022-01-02.
- ^ "New thermal power plant minimises power cuts in Bujumbura". country.eiu.com. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
- ^ Jean Marie Takouleu (26 October 2021). "Burundi: 7.5 MWp Mubuga solar power plant finally goes into commercial operation". Arik21.africa. Paris, France. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ^ Jean Marie Takouleu (18 May 2023). "Burundi: Gigawatt Global to double capacity of Mubuga solar plant". Afrik21.africa. Paris, France. Retrieved 18 May 2023.