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With a wastewater treatment system, GS Rilima with 500 students is expected to get six kilogrammes of biogas per day and save at least Rwf20,000
Energy

Rwanda explores biogas from wastewater to power schools

Thursday, November 21, 2024
Energy Private Developers (EPD) and  BK Foundation officials pose for a group photo during the signing ceremony in Kigali on November 15. (1)
Rwanda

EPD, BK Foundation to empower households with sustainable lighting, improved cookstoves

Monday, November 18, 2024
Amb. Claver Gatete, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa.
Rwanda

COP29: Amb Gatete lists five critical policy priorities toward a climate-resilient Africa

Thursday, November 14, 2024
Agricultural expert working on new varieties of potatoes grown in a greenhouse in the Musanze District. FSD Africa and Shortlist project that Africa’s green economy could generate up to 3.3 million direct jobs by 2030.Photo by Sam Ngendahimana 

Africa’s growth potential and the promise of a green economy

Tuesday, November 12, 2024
A technician during the electricity supply activities in Gicumbi District.  The government’s aim to achieve 100 percent energy access within five years is admirable. Photo Courtesy 
Editorial

Rwanda’s energy policy needs bold steps for a green future

Friday, November 08, 2024
Rwamagana Solar Power Station, an 8.5MW solar power plant is the fourth-largest in the East African Community. The government is revising its energy policy to expedite its transition to renewable energy. Photo Courtesy 
Energy

Why Rwanda is updating its energy policy

Friday, November 08, 2024
Electric buses that were brought in last month to shore up the country's green transport sector.  Transport is one of the sectors that will take the lion's share in the country's new climate finance strategy. Photo Courtesy
Environment

Key sectors that will take lion’s share in Rwanda's climate financing

Thursday, November 07, 2024
Kenyan President William Ruto operates a bulldozer during the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a geothermal power plant in Nakuru county, Kenya, on Oct. 24, 2024. (Xinhua/Han Xu)
Africa

Chinese-funded 35MW geothermal plant to boost clean energy access in Kenya

Friday, October 25, 2024
Both delegations pose for a group photo at the meeting that was held under the theme “Facilitating Partnerships For Sustainable and Inclusive Growth
Featured

FEATURED: Equity Bank, CII launch India-Rwanda trade mission, positioning Kigali as ‘Africa's key destination for Indian businesses’

Friday, October 25, 2024
Miners on duty at Mageragere mining site in Nyarugenge District. Olivier Mugwiza
Economy

Rwanda inks new exploration deal with global mining giants Rio Tinto

Friday, October 25, 2024
Director-General of WHO Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and other officials during the a guided tour the ongoing construction activities of BioNTech’s mRNA vaccine plant in Kigali on October 18. Courtesy
Health

BioNTech vaccine plant in Kigali to be powered by 5.1 MW solar plant

Thursday, October 24, 2024
This drought has not only affected crop yields but has made hydroelectric power generation on the Zambezi River—the two countries’ main source of electricity—nearly impossible. 

With the Zambezi river drying up, Rwanda needs to embrace nuclear

Wednesday, October 23, 2024