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Power plants in Rwanda

11 power-plant records · 194 MW reported capacity

  • Hydro 55%
  • Oil 18%
  • Gas 9%
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Rwanda at a glance

Power-plant records
11
Reported capacity
194 MW
Renewable electricity (2024)
49.6%
Most records
Hydro, Oil
Grid operator
Rwanda Energy Group
Capital
Kigali

Largest listed power plants

  1. 1Rusizi II44 MW
  2. 2Rusizi I30 MW
  3. 3Nyabarongo I28 MW
  4. 4KivuWatt26 MW
  5. 5Jabana 220 MW
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Records by technology

Counts records, not generation share · coverage & dates

Reported capacity is the rated size of the listed installations, not electricity being produced now. Source dates and coverage differ, so newer facilities may be absent and historical records may remain.

How electricity works in Rwanda

Vertically integrated utilityOne utility does everything

Hydro, methane from Lake Kivu, peat and solar supply power.

  1. GenerationState utility
  2. TransmissionState utility
  3. DistributionState utility
  4. CustomersGovernment-set tariffs

Who regulates

  • RURAEnergy regulator

Who controls the grid

State-owned Rwanda Energy Group (REG) runs the grid and utility.

Markets & power exchanges

No power exchange: the utility produces or buys electricity and sells it at set tariffs.

Regional grid

  • Eastern Africa Power PoolRegional grid

    Member of the Eastern Africa Power Pool, which coordinates cross-border lines and power trade between eastern African utilities.

What does “Vertically integrated utility” mean?

A single, usually state-owned utility generates, transmits and distributes electricity. Prices are set or approved by the government or a regulator rather than by a market.

References reviewed 2026-09-29. Logos are each organisation’s own site icon, shown to identify it. Selected organisations, not an exhaustive list of licence holders.

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ELECTRICITY IN 2024

How Rwanda generates electricity

Electricity generated1.1 TWh
Renewable share49.6%
Low-carbon share49.6%
Carbon intensity354 gCO₂e/kWh

Electricity mix 2024

Annual generation by source · terawatt-hours (TWh)

Hydro0.52 TWh
Wind0 TWh
Solar0.04 TWh
Bioenergy0 TWh
Other renewables0 TWh
Nuclear0 TWh
Coal0.17 TWh
Gas0.3 TWh
Other fossil0.1 TWh

Missing categories are labelled “No data”. Rounding can cause small differences from the reported total.

Source: Ember (2026), processed by Our World in Data · CC BY 4.0 · Snapshot 24 April 2026. Method & download details.

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Geography and data notes

Rwanda is in Eastern Africa. Its landlocked geography makes cross-border connections an important part of its regional setting. This profile connects country reference information with the historical station inventory and reported electricity generation.

Capital
Kigali
Languages
English, French, Kinyarwanda
Region
Eastern Africa

Geographic reference: Countries geographic database (ODbL). Boundaries and names are for orientation; language listings are introductory, not exhaustive. Banner map: Natural Earth boundaries (public domain) with this atlas’s station records.

The source inventory contains 11 records for Rwanda. Select a fuel in the map to explore where its stations are located, then open a record to inspect reported capacity and provenance.

Inventory coverage

11 source records. 0 reported operational in their source snapshot; this is not live status.

1 lack an owner/operator; 0 lack a commissioning year.

Coverage, dates & exclusions
THE GENERATION INVENTORY

List of power plants in Rwanda

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Browse 11 source records, ordered by reported capacity. Ownership and operating status describe the source snapshot; they may have changed. Missing information is shown explicitly.

11 matching records · showing 11

43.8 MW
Owner in source
Rwanda Energy Group Limited (REG) Government of Rwanda
Operator in source
Not reported
Commissioned
1989
Source status
Operating status unverified
REG · historical recordDetails & map
29.8 MW
Owner in source
Rwanda Energy Group Limited (REG) Government of Rwanda
Operator in source
Not reported
Commissioned
1958
Source status
Operating status unverified
REG · historical recordDetails & map
28 MW
Owner in source
Rwanda Energy Group Limited (REG) Government of Rwanda
Operator in source
Not reported
Commissioned
2014
Source status
Operating status unverified
Hydro World · historical recordDetails & map
26 MW
Owner in source
KivuWatt Limited (ContourGlobal)
Operator in source
Not reported
Commissioned
2016
Source status
Operating status unverified
Power Africa · historical recordDetails & map
20 MW
Owner in source
Rwanda Energy Group Limited (REG) Government of Rwanda
Operator in source
Not reported
Commissioned
2009
Source status
Operating status unverified
REG · historical recordDetails & map
12 MW
Owner in source
Estab Pub Prod Trans Dist Elec
Operator in source
Not reported
Commissioned
1982
Source status
Operating status unverified
REG · historical recordDetails & map

Ntaruka

Hydro
11.5 MW
Owner in source
Rwanda Energy Group Limited (REG) Government of Rwanda
Operator in source
Not reported
Commissioned
1959
Source status
Operating status unverified
REG · historical recordDetails & map
8.5 MW
Owner in source
Scatec Solar Company & GigaWatt Global Cooperatief
Operator in source
Not reported
Commissioned
2015
Source status
Operating status unverified
The Guardian · historical recordDetails & map
7.8 MW
Owner in source
Rwanda Energy Group Limited (REG) Government of Rwanda
Operator in source
Not reported
Commissioned
2005
Source status
Operating status unverified
REG · historical recordDetails & map
2.5 MW
Owner in source
Rwanda Energy Group Limited (REG) Government of Rwanda
Operator in source
Not reported
Commissioned
2010
Source status
Operating status unverified
REG · historical recordDetails & map

MW measures rated capacity, not electricity generated. Records may describe units, installations, projects or whole complexes. Review inventory coverage and licenses. Download this country’s records.