According to statistics, the number of households accessing electricity has increased from 10% in 2010 to 73% as of May 2022. Kicukiro and Nyaruguru Districts have currently the highest rate with 99% while the lowest rate is above 50%. The total number of households connected across the country is 1,995,371 today.
The Government of Rwanda has taken a policy decision to diversify the sources of electricity by adding to traditional dominant grid connections some mini-grid and off-grid connections. Subsequently, Households located far away from the planned national grid coverage are being 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.
Among the 73% households accessing electricity, 51% are connected to the national grid while 22% are accessing through off-grid solutions, mainly solar energy and mini-grids.
The current access targets stipulate a 100% access to electricity by the year 2024.
Christophe Uwizeyimana is a Rwandan Health, Science, Agriculture and Environmental Journalist with over 10 years of experience in public-interest reporting. He is a reporter and editor at Radio Salus and Chief Editor of The Forefront Magazine.
He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Rwanda and is currently pursuing an International Master of Public Administration (IMPA) at Tsinghua University, China. He has also received professional training from FOJO Media Institute, University of Rwanda, and Aga Khan University, Kenya. He is an OFAB-Rwanda journalist fellow, specializing in agricultural biotechnology reporting.
Selected Awards
• Best Radio Journalist in Rwanda, NTDs/WASH Media Awards — 2024
• Best Statistics Reporter (Radio), Rwanda Data Journalism Awards — 2024
• Best Environmental Journalist in Southern Rwanda — 2024
• Health Reporting Winner, Rwanda Development Journalism Awards — 2023
• Health Award, ABASIRWA — 2023
• Overall Winner, Rwanda, OFAB Media Awards — 2023
• 2nd Place, Africa (Radio), OFAB Africa Media Awards — 2023
• Best Environmental Journalist in Southern Rwanda — 2022
• Anti-Corruption Journalism Award, Office of the Ombudsman — 2022
• Journalist of the Year, Radio Salus — 2018.
He is a member of the InfoNile Journalists and Scientists' Coalition and the Rwanda Environmental Journalists' Organization, with a strong focus on evidence-based reporting on health, science, agriculture, environment and climate change.
Christophe Uwizeyimana is a Rwandan Health, Science, Agriculture and Environmental Journalist with over 10 years of experience in public-interest reporting. He is a reporter and editor at Radio Salus and Chief Editor of The Forefront Magazine.
He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Rwanda and is currently pursuing an International Master of Public Administration (IMPA) at Tsinghua University, China. He has also received professional training from FOJO Media Institute, University of Rwanda, and Aga Khan University, Kenya. He is an OFAB-Rwanda journalist fellow, specializing in agricultural biotechnology reporting.
Selected Awards
• Best Radio Journalist in Rwanda, NTDs/WASH Media Awards — 2024
• Best Statistics Reporter (Radio), Rwanda Data Journalism Awards — 2024
• Best Environmental Journalist in Southern Rwanda — 2024
• Health Reporting Winner, Rwanda Development Journalism Awards — 2023
• Health Award, ABASIRWA — 2023
• Overall Winner, Rwanda, OFAB Media Awards — 2023
• 2nd Place, Africa (Radio), OFAB Africa Media Awards — 2023
• Best Environmental Journalist in Southern Rwanda — 2022
• Anti-Corruption Journalism Award, Office of the Ombudsman — 2022
• Journalist of the Year, Radio Salus — 2018.
He is a member of the InfoNile Journalists and Scientists' Coalition and the Rwanda Environmental Journalists' Organization, with a strong focus on evidence-based reporting on health, science, agriculture, environment and climate change.
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