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By Annonciata Byukusenge
How Rwanda will contribute to the energy interconnections with energy gaps and how Rusumo Hydropower Falls will contribute to interconnections from Rwanda to Zambia?
The electricity supply of Rwanda is composed of domestic generation and imported electricity from neighboring countries and regional shared power plants. The source of energy used is from different sources like hydropower plants, thermal power plants (Diesel and Heavy fuel generators), methane gas, and solar energy. To solve the problem of the power deficit known recently, the government rented thermal power plants as a provisional solution.
Indeed, the number of people without electricity access increased in 2022 for the first time in a decade, rising from 675 million in 2021 to 685 million the next year. Eighty percent of people are without electricity access and 18 of the 20 countries with the biggest energy access deficits are in sub-Saharan Africa.
But according to the most recent “Tracking SDG 7” progress report, 567 million people in sub-Saharan Africa lacked access to electricity in 2021 – about the same number as a decade earlier (IEA, IRENA, UNSD, World Bank, & WHO, 2023). The COVID-19 pandemic reversed some gains in access and highlighted the fact that a majority of health facilities lack reliable electricity (IEA, 2023; Golumbeanu & Knuckles, 2022).
Now Rwanda stands for energy. It starts power trading in the region and soon be hosting the Africa Energy Expo and Leadership Summit in November 2024.
Listen how How Rwanda will contribute to the energy interconnections with energy gaps and how Rusumo Hydropower Falls will contribute to interconnections from Rwanda to Zambia.
The Government of Rwanda is ready to make profits by hosting the Africa Energy Expo and Leadership Summit, which aims to bring together over 3,000 people worldwide. This event will support Africa’s commitments at the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) by providing a platform for dialogue and collaboration to improve access to modern, affordable, and sustainable energy across the continent.
Rwanda has a target to achieve 53% to 60 % in 2030.
The Rusumo Hydropower Falls project also will contribute to interconnections from Rwanda to Zambia.
Stand for Energy in Africa.
