Access

Electricity access

The 05th Population and Housing Census done in August 2022 indicate that in Rwanda the cumulative connectivity rate is 61.0% of Rwandan households including 47% connected to the national grid and 14% accessing through off-grid systems (mainly solar).

During the elaboration of the EDPRS II, the Government of Rwanda took a clear policy decision to diversify the sources of electricity from traditional dominant grid to include even off-grid connections. Subsequently, Households far away from the planned national grid coverage have been encouraged to use alternatively cheaper connections such as Mini-grids and Solar Photovoltaics (PVs) to reduce the cost of access to electricity whilst relieving constraints on historical government subsidies.

The current access targets stipulate that 100% households will have access to electricity by the year 2024. Among these households, 70% will be connected to the grid while 30% will be using off-grid solutions. 

 

District

Access rate

Bugesera

60.8%

Burera

52.6%

Gakenke

49.7%

Gasabo

86.6%

Gatsibo

48.8%

Gicumbi

49.1%

Gisagara

52.5%

Huye

56.4%

Kamonyi

54%

Karongi

50.4%

Kayonza

57.9%

Kicukiro

92.9%

Kirehe

57.1%

Muhanga

57.2%

Musanze

62.9%

Ngoma

58.2%

Ngororero

40.5%

Nyabihu

47.1%

Nyagatare

54.5%

Nyamagabe

46.6%

Nyamasheke

61.6%

Nyanza

51.6%

Nyarugenge

92.9%

Nyaruguru

65.8%

Rubavu

71.5%

Ruhango

58.6%

Rulindo

54.6%

Rusizi

67.2%

Rutsiro

50.2%

Rwamagana

67.7%

NATIONAL

61%

Ongrid

The 05th Population and Housing Census done in August 2022 indicate that in Rwanda the cumulative connectivity rate is 61.0% of Rwandan households including 47% connected to the national grid and 14% accessing...

Offgrid

Offgrid

The 05th Population and Housing Census done in August 2022 indicate that in Rwanda the cumulative connectivity rate is 61.0% of Rwandan households including 47% connected to the national grid and 14% accessing...

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