Electricity

Ron Weiss has been reappointed as Chief Executive Officer of Rwanda Energy Group(REG) after nearly one week. On May 15, the board of directors of REG announced replacement of Ron…

Rwanda will next week host the 7th edition of the Global Off-Grid Solar Forum and Expo (GOGSFE) in Kigali city from 18th to 20th October 2022, attracting over 800 delegates…

Rwanda Energy Group (REG) Limited has reappeared before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) to respond to the Auditor General’s queries with the hope to meet the country’s access to electricity…

Groundbreaking for construction of the 43.5 Megawatts Nyabarongo II hydropower plant is due Saturday May 21, the Minister of Infrastructure(Mininfra) has said. According to earlier reports, the plant which will…

The Ministry of Infrastructure and the Belgian embassy in Rwanda have inaugurated an energy project which will increase access to electricity for Rwandan citizens. The electricity project funded under the…

It has been a long journey and some would think that it is a luxury, but, having electricity is now becoming a dream come true across all sectors of Rwanda.…

HQ Power, the company behind a project to transform peat into power says it will release 40MW into the national grid by March 2021.  Dominique Gubbini, the General Manager of…

Rwanda and the Republic of Korea have signed a financing agreement worth Rwf64 billion ($66.2 million) to reinforce Rwanda’s power transmission and grid expansion. The deal was signed this morning…

Parliament has recommended an investigation in land related issues in which both citizens and government claim land ownership thus creating an increase in land disputes and cases of compensation. A…

Rwanda Energy Group (REG) is today celebrating the one million clients’ connection on national grid as part of its efforts to ensure 100% access to electricity by 2024. REG has…

Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (RURA) will this afternoon announce new electricity tariffs – with expectations getting high over a possible downward move. The current electricity tariffs used were announced in…

The remaining ten sectors without electricity in Rwanda will be connected on the national grid by June next year, Ministry of Infrastructure has revealed. The 10 unconnected sectors are among…