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Rwanda tenders a 200 MW floating solar plant with 800 MWh of storage on Lake Sake

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Rows of solar panels on rolling green land, with power lines on the horizon Energy
Rows of solar panels on rolling green land, with power lines on the horizon

The project in Ngoma District will be an independent power producer scheme selling to EUCL; pre-qualification bids are due on 12 November.

Rwanda's Energy Development Corporation Limited (EDCL) has opened a tender for a 200 MW floating solar power plant with an 800 MWh battery energy storage system on Lake Sake, in Ngoma District in the Eastern Province, pv magazine reported on 22 October 2026.

The project is structured as an independent power producer scheme. The selected developer will sign a long-term power purchase agreement with Energy Utility Corporation Limited (EUCL), the Rwanda Energy Group subsidiary that will buy the power. The developer will design, supply, install, test, commission, operate and maintain the plant and the batteries.

Bidders need at least 10 years of experience in designing, building and managing renewable power plants. The tender starts with a pre-qualification round, with documents available on the Rwanda Energy Group website. A site visit was held on 23 October and initial bids must be submitted electronically by 12 November.

The plant would be large compared with Rwanda's current solar fleet: the Africa Solar Industry Association tracks 47.5 MW of operational solar in the country. The largest floating solar plant operating in Africa is a 13 MW array in Morocco.

Rwanda plans to raise installed generation capacity from 466 MW to 1,066 MW under its universal access plan. The Energy sector guide on this site explains how independent power producers are licensed and contracted.

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