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Original Post Date: 2011-07-25 Time: 21:29:25 Posted By: News Poster
By Bosco Hitimana
The plant, which currently produces 2 megawatts, which is way below the installed capacity of 4 megawatts due to technology failure, is expected to provide 50 megawatts when Israel Africa Energy Limited finally gains its control.
The methane plant known as Kibuye Power (KP1) started filtering methane gas and converting it into electricity in 2008 to provide scientific proof that it was possible to separate methane gas from water and generate electricity out of it.
The Minister of Infrastructure for Rwanda Mr. Albert Nsengiyumva says that privatisation of the KP1 is still ongoing with hopes that a deal would be sealed ‘very soon’.
The government chose Israel Africa Energy Ltd, a subsidiary of Israel Electric Corporation (IEC) among many other companies that had expressed interest in the plant.
Rwanda, like many African countries, is desperate for sustainable electricity supply in order to lower operating costs for private operators and increase their profitability to support economic growth.
Access to electricity especially in the rural areas where many people rely on agricultural activities has been linked to massive job creation and technology transfers, which are regarded as catalysts for development.
Rwanda currently has an installed capacity of more than 85 megawatts but the supply is around 75 megawatts.
Electricity access is estimated between 12% and 15% but the country has ambitious target to reach 50% of the population in the next six and a half years.
This will require some US$4 billion to be invested in various power generation projects including generation of 100 megawatts from methane gas and another huge capacity from geothermal sources.
Currently, CoutourGlobal, a US based firm, which has a $325 million gas-to-power agreement with the government of Rwanda is moving to install a platform on which the gas-filtering equipment will be installed in Kibuye, on Lake Kivu, Western Rwanda.
The company recently received a political guarantee from the World Bank and it is using it to secure loans and finance power generation in Rwanda.
The first phase of the project is targeting 25 megawatts while the remaining capacity is expected in the second phase if the all the required funds are mobilised.
The government offered to buy the ContourGlobal electricity but the company has delayed to start generation. Early this year, the government threatened to review the agreement if ContourGlobal fails to start.
Methane gas in Lake Kivu is estimated at 60 billion cubic meters but research has concluded that only 40 billion are currently extractible.
The deadly gas shared by Rwanda and DR Congo and the two countries have a joint plan to extract and generate 200 megawatts from the gas.
The gas has a value estimated between $7 and $ 41 billion according experts.
Original date published: 24 July 2011
Source: http://allafrica.com/stories/201107252161.html?viewall=1