{"id":90921,"date":"2021-07-28T12:49:38","date_gmt":"2021-07-28T10:49:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mwm.net\/?post_type=reference&#038;p=90921"},"modified":"2025-01-15T13:31:37","modified_gmt":"2025-01-15T11:31:37","slug":"shema-power-lake-kivu-rwanda","status":"publish","type":"reference","link":"https:\/\/www.mwm.net\/en\/gas-applications\/references\/shema-power-lake-kivu-rwanda\/","title":{"rendered":"Shema Power, Lake Kivu, Rwanda"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mwm.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Shema-Power-Lake-Kivu-Rwanda-768x514.jpg\" alt=\"Energy project at Lake Kivu: MWM CHP Plant with TCG 2032B Gas Engines\" width=\"768\" height=\"514\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-107324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mwm.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Shema-Power-Lake-Kivu-Rwanda-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mwm.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Shema-Power-Lake-Kivu-Rwanda.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><br \/>\n(Photo: \u00a9 Global Power Systems)<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"fact-heading\">Facts<\/h2>\n<table class=\"reference-data\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"30%\" \/>\n<col width=\"70%\" \/>\n    <\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"odd\">\n<td>Genset\/engine:<\/td>\n<td>19 x TCG 2032B V16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even\">\n<td>Segment\/gas type:<\/td>\n<td>Special Gas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd\">\n<td>Customer:<\/td>\n<td>Shema Power Lake Kivu, Rwanda<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even\">\n<td>Total output:<\/td>\n<td>73.0 MW<sub>el<\/sub><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd\">\n<td>Commissioning:<\/td>\n<td>2024<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>The Lake Kivu with its surface of 2,400 km<sup>2<\/sup> and a depth of 480 m hosts large methane deposits that can be used for eco-friendly energy generation purposes. In March 2024, one of Rwanda&#8217;s largest power plants was put into operation at Lake Kivu, supplying the landlocked country with energy. The power plant runs with 19 high-performance gas engines of the type MWM TCG 2032B V16.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pro_grphc\">\n<div class=\"cntct_rght\"><a href=\"\/mwm?page_id=1038\">Contact Sales <strong>Click here<\/strong><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Further Information:<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"clear: both;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mwm.net\/en\/gas-engines-gensets\/gas-engine-tcg-2032\/\">MWM Gas Engine TCG 2032B V16<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mwm.net\/en\/news\/news-releases\/visionary-green-energy-project-in-rwanda-76-mw-power-plant-with-19-mwm-tcg-2032b-v16-gas-engines\/\">MWM Web News: Visionary Green Energy Project in Rwanda: 76-MW Power Plant with 19 MWM TCG 2032B V16 Gas Engines<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lake Kivu in Rwanda provides ideal conditions for an unusual energy project. Using the methane from the lake, the 19 MWM TCG 2032B V16 gas engines of the newly built plant will be able to produce energy and supply the central African country with heat and power for around 50 years. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":107324,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"application":[77],"gas_type":[737],"series":[125,128],"power_range__el_":[143,145],"country":[739],"container":[],"class_list":["post-90921","reference","type-reference","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","application-power-producer","gas_type-special-gas","series-tcg-2032-en","series-tcg-2032b-v16-en","power_range__el_-up-to-1000-kw","power_range__el_-up-to-100000-kw","country-rwanda"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.2 (Yoast SEO v27.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Shema Power, Lake Kivu, Rwanda - MWM<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Lake Kivu in Rwanda provides ideal conditions for an unusual energy project. 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