Electricity access
As of end of the year 2022, the cumulative connectivity rate is 77% of Rwandan households including 51.1% connected to the national grid and 25.8% 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 | 94.5% |
Burera | 68.5% |
Gakenke | 58.2% |
Gasabo | 97.4% |
Gatsibo | 68.8% |
Gicumbi | 75.1% |
Gisagara | 76.2% |
Huye | 71.8% |
Kamonyi | 60.9% |
Karongi | 80% |
Kayonza | 78.9% |
Kicukiro | 99.4% |
Kirehe | 83.5% |
Muhanga | 68% |
Musanze | 84.2% |
Ngoma | 89.1% |
Ngororero | 64.9% |
Nyabihu | 67.5% |
Nyagatare | 77.2% |
Nyamagabe | 81.9% |
Nyamasheke | 73.2% |
Nyanza | 69.3% |
Nyarugenge | 97.1% |
Nyaruguru | 99.9% |
Rubavu | 95.8% |
Ruhango | 91.4% |
Rulindo | 68.1% |
Rusizi | 81.3% |
Rutsiro | 72.5% |
Rwamagana | 91.3% |
NATIONAL | 77% |
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