A study on sustainable energy for cement industries in Rwanda
- Rwanda is a landlocked country in the East Africa. It is surrounded by Uganda, Tanzania, Congo and Burundi. Rwanda is a fast developing country and it spends most of its revenues to import fossil fuels from either through Mombasa Port in Kenya or Dar es Salaam port in Tanzania because the energy production in Rwanda is not sufficient for its development. Transporting the fuels from these ports, add on to the cost of all materials, cement industry being no exception. There are three cement companies in Rwanda. The cement industries could not run in full production due to the shortage of fuel. Moreover, Rwanda is importing all the construction materials such as steel, roofing materials, etc from its neighbouring countries. This increases the cost of construction and the common man find difficult to own a house. In order to sustain the energy needs of Rwanda, different sources of energies should be focused. They are Peat, Geothermal, Methane gas, solar, wind, waste materials andRwanda is a landlocked country in the East Africa. It is surrounded by Uganda, Tanzania, Congo and Burundi. Rwanda is a fast developing country and it spends most of its revenues to import fossil fuels from either through Mombasa Port in Kenya or Dar es Salaam port in Tanzania because the energy production in Rwanda is not sufficient for its development. Transporting the fuels from these ports, add on to the cost of all materials, cement industry being no exception. There are three cement companies in Rwanda. The cement industries could not run in full production due to the shortage of fuel. Moreover, Rwanda is importing all the construction materials such as steel, roofing materials, etc from its neighbouring countries. This increases the cost of construction and the common man find difficult to own a house. In order to sustain the energy needs of Rwanda, different sources of energies should be focused. They are Peat, Geothermal, Methane gas, solar, wind, waste materials and Municipal wastes. Without affecting the environment, there is an urgent need to find a solution on sustainable energy in Rwanda. This paper discusses about the possible sources of energy in Rwanda which will improve the energy sustainability and turn the economy of Rwanda.…
Autor*innen: | G.S. Kumaran, Nsesheye Susan PriebeORCiD, Wolfram SchmidtORCiD, M.V.A. Florea, P. Nibasumba |
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Persönliche Herausgeber*innen: | H.C. Uzoegbo, Wolfram Schmidt |
Dokumenttyp: | Beitrag zu einem Tagungsband |
Veröffentlichungsform: | Eigenverlag BAM |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Titel des übergeordneten Werkes (Englisch): | ACCTA - International conference on advances in cement and concrete technology in Africa 2013 (Proceedings) |
Jahr der Erstveröffentlichung: | 2013 |
Herausgeber (Institution): | Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) |
Erste Seite: | 1169 |
Letzte Seite: | 1175 |
Freie Schlagwörter: | Biomass; Cement production; Energy sustainability; Peat |
Veranstaltung: | ACCTA - International conference on advances in cement and concrete technology in Africa 2013 |
Veranstaltungsort: | Johannesburg, South Africa |
Beginndatum der Veranstaltung: | 28.01.2013 |
Enddatum der Veranstaltung: | 30.01.2013 |
ISBN: | 978-3-9815360-3-4 |
Bemerkung: | Geburtsname von Priebe, Nsesheye Susan: Msinjili, N. S. - Birth name of Priebe, Nsesheye Susan: Msinjili, N. S. |
Verfügbarkeit des Dokuments: | Datei im Netzwerk der BAM verfügbar ("Closed Access") |
Datum der Freischaltung: | 20.02.2016 |
Referierte Publikation: | Nein |