Power cable thefts hamper Rwanda’s electricity drive
A transformer in Nyagatare District with cables vandalised. PHOTO | MOHAMMED M MUPENDA |
Rampant theft of electricity cables and other materials is undermining ongoing efforts to promote rural electrification as the government moves to connect more Rwandans to the national grid, Rwanda Today has learnt.
The theft, which is reportedly happening across Rwanda, also costs the taxpayer with financial losses to Energy Utility Corporation Limited (EUCL) as a result of theft and damage of the cables estimated at Rwf1.5 billion between 2006 and June 2015.
