Industries operating in the Rwanda will soon have their charges on electricity reduced starting from 11pm to 7pm in the morning.
The management of Energy, Water and Sanitation Authority (EWASA) has presented a proposal explaining how the program will operate to the ministry of infrastructure and Rwanda Utility Regulatory Authority.
Yves Muyange,the director of EWASA noted that reduction of electricity fees at certain hours for industries would attract investors at the same time reduce on the cost of production.
“In the region, Rwanda has higher charges on electricity but soon we intend to reduce the costs after improving power generation in the country,” he said.
Muyange further noted that activities to improve electricity are underway, “we’re exploiting all power sources such as the hydro, geothermal, solar and methane gas, the aim is to improve power generation of which industries consume 30% of the current electricity production.”
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