Govt to meet 16% power access target next year

The State Minister in charge of Energy and Water, Eng. Coletha Ruhamya, has underscored that her ministry is committed to increase power supply access to 16 percent of the population by the end of next year. “Currently, 14 percent of Rwandans have access to electricity and this is up from 7 percent in 2009…this shows how serious we are towards achieving that target,” said Ruhamya, during an interview yesterday.