Rwf700 million saved on electric pole production
Rwanda saves about $900,000 (about Rwf730 million) per year on at least 30,000 wooden electricity transmission poles that it used to buy every year, figures from Electricity Access Rollout Programme (EARP) show.
![Some of the electricity transmission poles at NFC grounds in Nyanza. Courtesy. Some of the electricity transmission poles at NFC grounds in Nyanza. Courtesy.](https://www.newtimes.co.rw/uploads/imported_images/files/main/articles/2017/01/24/transmissionwoodenpolesattheplantgroundsinNyanzaDistrictcourtesy.jpg)
Some of the electricity transmission poles at NFC grounds in Nyanza. Courtesy.