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Minister of Finance and Economic Planning Yusuf Murangwa presenting the draft finance bill of the 2026-27 fiscal year, to Members of Parliament on Thursday, June 11. All Photos by Craish BAHIZI
Economy

Jobs, growth get lion's share of 2026/27 budget

Friday, June 12, 2026
Ongoing construction works on the Base–Butaro road in Burera District. The 63-kilometre road is among the planned projects for which the government has allocated Rwf305.3 billion to the transport sector.
Economy

Where Rwanda’s Rwf7.8tn budget will go in 2026/27

Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Methane gas from Lake Kivu supplied about 21 percent of Rwanda’s national electricity in 2025. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
Energy

More 100 MW to be generated from Lake Kivu methane - RDB

Thursday, May 07, 2026
GasMeth Energy Limited has injected an additional Rwf230 billion into its ongoing methane gas extraction. Sam Ngendahimana
Energy

GasMeth invests additional Rwf230bn in Lake Kivu methane project

Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Visitors at Kivuwatt project in Rubavu District. The new laboratory under construction that will monitor methane gas extraction and the ecological stability of Lake Kivu. Sam Ngendahimana
Energy

Rwf2bn lab to monitor Lake Kivu methane gas, ecosystem nears completion

Wednesday, October 22, 2025
A view of Rusumo Hydro power Project, an 80-megawatt venture set to boost energy generation in the three countries. Emmanuel Nkangura
Energy

Kwibohora 31: Rwanda’s electricity access rose from 1% to 83.2% in three decades

Friday, July 04, 2025
The New Times

Unlocking prosperity: How African nations can leverage natural resources for development amidst funding pauses

Wednesday, March 05, 2025
The second phase of SEAP sets out to establish approximately 8,112 km of distribution lines across the country, alongside requisite substations, while facilitating 193,336 new on-grid electricity connections.
Rwanda

AfDB: Investing in energy to achieve universal access to electricity

Friday, November 29, 2024
One of the extraction facilities floating on Lake Kivu which is used to extract gas from deep water.
Energy

Major methane gas exploitation projects on Lake Kivu

Thursday, October 12, 2023
A view of the newly completed Shema Power Lake Kivu (SPLK) plant in Rubavu District. The $400 million facility, is currently providing 37.5 megawatts. According to the plant officials, by February 2024, the SPLK methane plant will be providing a total of 56MW. Photo: Courtesy

Rwanda’s biggest methane power plant connected to national grid

Wednesday, October 11, 2023
Kivu-Watt methane gas extraction facility on Lake Kivu.

Rwanda to explore making fertilizers from methane gas

Thursday, September 03, 2020
The New Times

Lake Kivu fish are safe, REMA reassures

Saturday, February 15, 2020