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% |
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