astronomy

Rwamagana Solar Power Station

Rwamagana Solar Power Station is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Rwamagana Solar Power Station rather than just read about it. In short: Rwamagana Solar Power Station is an 8.5MW solar power plant in Rwanda, the fourth-largest economy in the East African Community. Location The power station is located on leased land, at the campus of Agahozo Shalom Youth Village, in Rwamagana District, Eastern Rwanda, approximately 58 kilometres (36 mi), by road, southeast of Kigali, the capital and largest city in the country.

Key takeaways

Rwamagana Solar Power Station belongs to astronomy; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Rwamagana Solar Power Station to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Rwamagana Solar Power Station from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Rwamagana Solar Power Station is an 8.5MW solar power plant in Rwanda, the fourth-largest economy in the East African Community.

Location The power station is located on leased land, at the campus of Agahozo Shalom Youth Village, in Rwamagana District, Eastern Rwanda, approximately 58 kilometres (36 mi), by road, southeast of Kigali, the capital and largest city in the country. The coordinates of the power station are:2°01'34.0"S, 30°22'38.0"E (Latitude:-2.026111; Longitude:30.377222).

Overview In July 2013, the government of Rwanda contracted with GigaWatt Global, a Dutch firm, to develop an 8.5 Megawatt solar power plant in Rwamagana District, Eastern Province, for a contract price of US$23 million (RwF:15 billion). GigaWatt Global would finance, build, own and operate the facility for 25 years, with the power produced sold to Rwanda Energy, the national electricity utility. In February 2014, GigaWatt Global was able to reach financial closure, allowing construction to begin. Interconnection to the national electricity grid was achieved in July 2014, and by September 2014, the power plant was producing at maximum capacity. The power station consists of 28,360 individual photovoltaic panels spread out on a 50 acres (20 ha) field. The final construction price, including the cost to access the national grid came to US$23.7 million. Funding came from multiple sources, including (a) Netherlands Development Finance Company (b) Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund and (c) Norfund. The United States Overseas Private Investment Corporation and Finland's Energy and Environment Partnership provided grants.

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Rwamagana Solar Power Station

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Rwamagana Solar Power Station claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Rwamagana Solar Power Station before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Rwamagana Solar Power Station ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Rwamagana Solar Power Station

In research: Rwamagana Solar Power Station appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Rwamagana Solar Power Station in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Rwamagana Solar Power Station is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Energy in Rwanda, Solar power stations in Rwanda, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Rwamagana Solar Power Station outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Rwamagana Solar Power Station in simple terms?

Rwamagana Solar Power Station is an 8.5MW solar power plant in Rwanda, the fourth-largest economy in the East African Community. Location The power station is located on leased land, at the campus of Agahozo Shalom Youth Village, in Rwamagana District, Eastern Rwanda, approximately 58 kilometres (3…

Why does Rwamagana Solar Power Station matter?

Because it connects several astronomy ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Rwamagana Solar Power Station?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Rwamagana Solar Power Station.