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"Also worrisome is Lake Kivu, a lake over 1,000 times larger than Nyos and in a much more populous area." I stayed on the Rwandan side of Lake Kivu and had a g
by donretag 10y ago
"Also worrisome is Lake Kivu, a lake over 1,000 times larger than Nyos and in a much more populous area."
I stayed on the Rwandan side of Lake Kivu and had a great relaxing time. Met many peace core volunteers.
Lake Kivu is a major source of methane gas, which powers much of Rwanda. I am assuming they are very aware of the dangers. If something like that would happen at the scale of Lake Kivu, it would be a major catastrophe. That said, I encountered nothing regarding the potential of disaster. Nothing like tsunami/flood zone warnings. Rwanda tends to be a bit more western (aka not chaotic African) in its safety precautions. The DRC on the other side would definitely be more lax.
- gene-h 10y agoThe Lake Kivu gas extraction project or Kivuwatt as it is called is some what new actually, and there is an interesting article about it here[0]. It is probably one of the strangest energy extraction projects in the world. [0]https://www.technologyreview.com/s/536656/lake-kivus-great-gas-gamble/ https://www.technologyreview.com/s/536656/lake-kivus-great-g...
- Ericson2314 10y agoThat was a great read, thanks!
- ashaikh 10y agoI was going to work on this. It's really interesting how it works and it is now producing 26 MW of electricity (40% of Rwanda's supply). It's estimated to have capacity to generate another 800 MW. The technology started with a local brewery needing a stable power source. It's super cool. The platform they use is huge.
- donretag 10y agoThanks indeed for the link.