These include Nzove station built in Nyarugenge district with the capacity of generating 16 Megawatts and Gahanga station in Kicukiro district with the capacity of 19 Megawatt.
Both stations were built under the project funded by European Union. The latter is part of Euro 23 million worth agreements EU signed with the government of Rwanda to fix on-grid electricity problems.
The funds were utilized to build power transmission line with length of 27 km connecting Jabana, Mont Kigali and Gahanga and renovating Mont Kigali, Jabana and Birembo stations.
It also included the construction of new stations including Nzove and Gahanga , distributing 8000 meters updated with technology identifying electricity voltages lost in each area and installing power regulators.
Each of the new substations took Euro 3 million excluding the cost to build the power transmission line. Nzove station supplies Nyabugogo and neighboring communities including Skol Brewery plant, Nzove Water Treatment plant and Shyorongi while Gahanga station supplies electricity to Kicukiro, Bugesera among other places.
The Minister of infrastructure, Amb. Gatete Claver has said that such stations will help to supply electricity and reduce loss of electricity along transmission in different parts of Kigali, Bugesera, Muhanga and Kamonyi districts.
Rwanda Energy Group (REG) indicates that electricity lost along transmission reduced from 21.1% in 2016/17 fiscal year to 19.1% in 2017/18. The institution targets 1% reduction every year.
The representative of European Union in Rwanda, Amb. Nicola Bellomo hailed Rwanda’s milestone in the distribution of electricity especially reducing power losses which is the core target of the aid.
The government of Rwanda targets to connect all Rwandans by 2024.
Recent figures indicated that 51% of Rwandans have access to electricity with 37% of them connected to the on-grid
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