How much does electricity cost in Rwanda?

The residential electricity price in Rwanda is RWF 256.550 per kWh or USD 0.189. The electricity price for businesses is RWF 96.000 kWh or USD 0.071. These retail prices were collected in March 2024 and include the cost of power, distribution and transmission, and all taxes and fees. Compare Rwanda with 150 other countries.

Will Rwanda hit 100 percent electricity by 2024?

For instance, in an interview with KT Press in September last year, Rwanda Energy Group (REG) – the country’s power supplier’s CEO, Ron Weiss, said that energy production increased from 37 percent in 2017 to 51 percent countrywide as of last year, while government plans to hit 100 percent access to electricity by 2024.

Will Rwanda release new electricity tariffs?

RURA to Release New Tariffs 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 August 2018 – which favored industrialists as the country increased its efforts to attract investments.

How much does Rura pay per kWh?

For industrialists, RURA categorized them as small, medium and large before placing prices per consumption rates. For instance, small industries currently pay Rwf110 per kWh, Rwf87 per kWh for medium industries while large industries pay Rwf80.