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Off-grid Access

As of end of July 2025, the Off-grid access rate is 25.0% of Rwandan households. During the elaboration of the EDPRS II, the Government of Rwanda took a clear policy decision to diversify the sources of electricity from traditional dominant grid to include even off-grid connections. Subsequently, Households far away from the planned national grid coverage…

Overview

As of end of July 2025, the Off-grid access rate is 25.0% of Rwandan households. During the elaboration of the EDPRS II, the Government of Rwanda took a clear policy decision to diversify the sources of electricity from traditional dominant grid to include even off-grid connections. Subsequently, Households far away from the planned national grid coverage have been encouraged to use alternatively cheaper connections such as Mini-grids and Solar Photovoltaics (PVs) to reduce the cost of access to electricity whilst relieving constraints on historical government subsidies. 

District

Off-grid

Bugesera

27.2%

Burera

20.1%

Gakenke

47.6%

Gasabo

1.8%

Gatsibo

33.9%

Gicumbi

29.5%

Gisagara

19.2%

Huye

25.3%

Kamonyi

32.7%

Karongi

38.6%

Kayonza

32.9%

Kicukiro

1.2%

Kirehe

31.1%

Muhanga

35.5%

Musanze

11.0%

Ngoma

34.1%

Ngororero

41.5%

Nyabihu

21.6%

Nyagatare

30.3%

Nyamagabe

41.1%

Nyamasheke

21.3%

Nyanza

33.8%

Nyarugenge

0.7%

Nyaruguru

39.0%

Rubavu

6.7%

Ruhango

27.4%

Rulindo

38.0%

Rusizi

17.3%

Rutsiro

33.8%

Rwamagana

26.5%

NATIONAL

25.0%

Project List

Access by District

Reporting period: July 2025

Bugesera27.2%
Burera20.1%
Gakenke47.6%
Gasabo1.8%
Gatsibo33.9%
Gicumbi29.5%
Gisagara19.2%
Huye25.3%
Kamonyi32.7%
Karongi38.6%
Kayonza32.9%
Kicukiro1.2%
Kirehe31.1%
Muhanga35.5%
Musanze11.0%
Ngoma34.1%
Ngororero41.5%
Nyabihu21.6%
Nyagatare30.3%
Nyamagabe41.1%
Nyamasheke21.3%
Nyanza33.8%
Nyarugenge0.7%
Nyaruguru39.0%
Rubavu6.7%
Ruhango27.4%
Rulindo38.0%
Rusizi17.3%
Rutsiro33.8%
Rwamagana26.5%

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