Gov’t in push for mini-hydro energy

The government plans to spend Rwf148 billion (about $262 million) on a four-year plan, that will see the connection of an additional 220,000 households and businesses to the power grid. This is a new drive to increase rural electrification, by pushing min-hydro power plants since the technology is still relatively cheap. The national electricity rollout plan, seeks to increase power connections from the current 130,000 to 350,000 in four years.