Rwanda: PPA signed for small hydro scheme


Issue 408 - 30 Jan 2020 | 1 minute read

Norway-based Empower New Energy AS signed a power purchase agreement in December with Rwanda Energy Group for the 1.9MW Rucanzogera run-of-river hydropower plant. The plant, developed by Travaux d’Ingénierie Générale du Rwanda in partnership with Norwegian engineering and construction company Malthe Winje, will deliver 9GWh/yr of energy at a cost of $7.9m. Construction work is scheduled to start in Q2 this year for commissioning in December 2021, Malthe Winje chairman Tor Berntsen told African Energy.

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