About 200 households at Rusumo Border have been connected to electricity. Rusumo border connects Rwanda and Tanzania.
Previously residents in the area used solar power and diesel powered generators.
This was carried out by a Tunisian electricity and gas company STEG in partnership with EWASA.
Ngizwenayo Dieudonne in charge of the water and electrification project in the country said that 5300 households have been connected and they are planning to extend to the western province where 50000 households will be supplied.
Rwanda revenue authority has applauded the project fulfillment, saying that they were burdened by expenses on the fuel previously used as power sources, which hampered many activities due to lack of electricity.
Murayire Protais, The Mayor of Kirehe District said that lack of electricity had been a major obstacle to development in the District.
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