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Rwanda's Key Power Plant Gets Floating Booms to Fight Plastic Waste
Floating booms have been installed on the Rusizi River to reduce plastic waste that has been disrupting the operation of power plants supplying electricity to Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo).
Plastic pollution is increasingly hindering power generation along the river and threatening aquatic life in Lake Kivu, leading to urgent calls for sustainable waste management.
A floating boom is a barrier that rests on the water's surface, designed to contain, control, or divert floating debris and pollutants.
Fidele Ndayisaba, Director-General of the International Electricity Society of the Great Lakes (SINELAC), a specialised institution of the Economic Community of the Great Lakes Countries (CEPGL), said that 50 MWh (megawatt-hours) were lost annually due to waste in the Rusizi River.
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