Rwanda: Kivu56 to start commercial operations in March 2022


Issue 438 - 13 May 2021 | 1 minute read

The 56MW Kivu56 methane-to-power plant is expected to achieve commercial operations in March 2022, Shema Power Lake Kivu project director Tony de la Motte told African Energy on 4 May. The project – which has also been known as Cape Busororo Methane and Shema Power Lake Kivu Methane – will comprise four barges supplying methane to 14MW turbines. Preliminary work began in August 2018.

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