{The Energy Water and Sanitation Authority (EWSA) has announced that within the next 4 years the number of Rwandans who have an Electricity grid will increase from the current figure which stands at 17% to 70%.
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This initiative is in line with other projects aimed to increase electricity production; which, currently stands at 110 megawatts to the government target of at least 563 megawatts by 2018.
The Director General of EWSA, Ntare Karitanyi, explained that the government seeks to achieve this target by increasing its energy capacity with various sources; such as, methane gas, peat, solar and biogas.
Ntare stated; “some projects were implemented while others have yet to be implemented”
In a press briefing session that took place on 21 October 2013, the EWSA administration emphasized that the target is to allow more Rwandans to have access to Electricity.
He added that although some mega energy projects were delayed, particularly, the 100 megawatt methane gas project on Lake Kivu, the country is still on course to achieve its targets.
Another major project that Rwanda counts on is the Rusumo Falls Hydroelectric Project: which received a boost of US$340 million this past August to produce 80 megawatts of electricity for Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania.
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