Construction began 2017 (Expected) | Status Planned Commission date 2020 (Expected) | |
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Owner(s) Hakan Mining and Generation Industry & Trade Inc. | ||
Gisagara Thermal Power Station is a 80 megawatts (110,000 hp), peat-fired thermal power plant, planned for Gisagara District, in the Southern Province of Rwanda.
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Location
The power station would be located in Akanyaru Village, Gisagara District, Southern Province, approximately 75 kilometres (47 mi), by road, southwest of the city of Kigali, the capital and largest city in Rwanda.
Overview
A study by Ekono Inc., an American company, found that Rwanda has dry peat reserves estimated at 155 million tons, spread over 50,000 hectares (190 sq mi). Hakan Mining and Generation Industry & Trade Inc., a Turkish Independent Power Producer, won the rights to build an 80 MW peat power plant in Gisagara district, Southern Rwanda.
In 2016, Hakan signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with the government of Rwanda to design, finance, build, own and operate the plant using peat extracted from Akanyaru in Gisagara District. Rwanda would in turn buy the power generated and integrate it into the national electricity grid.
Budget and timetable
Hakan will finance the estimated US$400 million (Rwf300 billion) project. Construction is expected to begin in 2017 and be complete in 2020.