Gikonge Hydroelectric Power Station
Gikonge Hydroelectric Power Station (French: Centrale Hydroélectrique Gikonge) is an 0.85 megawatts (1,140 hp) run-of-the-river hydroelectric power station in the Muramvya Province of Burundi.
| Gikonge Hydroelectric Power Station | |
|---|---|
  Location of Gikonge Hydroelectric Power Station in Burundi | |
| Official name | French: Centrale Hydroélectrique Gikonge |
| Country | Burundi |
| Location | Muramvya Province |
| Coordinates | 3°15′35″S 29°39′34″E / 3.259598°S 29.659369°E |
| Purpose | Power |
| Owner(s) | REGIDESO Burundi |
| Installed capacity | 0.85 megawatts (1,140 hp) |
History
editThe Gikonge Hydroelectric Power Station is on the Mubarazi River, to the east of the city of Muramvya and north of the RN 2 highway.[1] It was commissioned in 1982.[2] As of 1983 the plant was providing power to the rural center of Muramvya. It was generating only at partial capacity, because local demand was still low and it was not yet connected to the main Bujumbura grid.[3] It had two Ossberger turbines financed by Germany.[4]
In 2005 the Chinese Government funded a maintenance project for the Gikonge Hydroelectric Power Plant and the 1.28 MW Ruvyironza Hydroelectric Power Station in Gitega Province. The project was undertaken by the Xinjiang Beixin International Engineering Construction Company, and was officially completed on 10 December 2008. The rehabilitated hydropower stations has a total installed energy of 2500 KW.[5]
See also
editReferences
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edit- Burundi: Small Hydropower and Rural Development (PDF), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), 2023
- "Project ID: 73414 Chinese Government provides grant for First Phase of the Hydroelectric Power Plant Technical Cooperation Project", AidData, William & Mary, retrieved 2024-08-14
- "Way: Centrale hydroélectrique Gikonge (304015929)", OpenStreetMap, retrieved 2024-08-14
- Zimmermann, Robert; Inversin, Allen (February 1983), Burundi: Institutional requirements and technical alternatives for a small hydropower program (PDF), United States Agency for International Development, retrieved 2024-08-14