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Gishoma Biomass Power Plant

Sector: Biomass • Location: Western, Rwanda

Source: World Bank Group

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The project entails the construction of a 15MW biomass power plant in Gishoma, Rusizi district (Rwanda). Project sponsor is Shenhua Group (100%), under a BOO scheme. At the time of completion which was October 2014 it was estimated that the facility would boost Rwanda's current 96 MW national grid capacity by 15%. Acucomm files

Status
Prospective
Sector
Biomass, Power Generation (CCGT), Commercial, Government
Location
Western, Rwanda
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
World Bank Group

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The project “Gishoma Biomass Power Plant” is an infrastructure initiative in the Biomass sector, located in Western, Rwanda. Taiyo aggregates data on it from World Bank Group.

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The project entails the construction of a 15MW biomass power plant in Gishoma, Rusizi district (Rwanda). Project sponsor is Shenhua Group (100%), under a BOO scheme. At the time of completion which was October 2014 it was estimated that the facility would boost Rwanda's current 96 MW national grid capacity by 15%. Acucomm files

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Rwanda

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Western

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World Bank Group

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Biomass, Power Generation (CCGT), Commercial, Government

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2024-05-21

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