LAW N° 21/2011 OF 23/06/2011 GOVERNING ELECTRICITY IN RWANDA | 21/2011 OF 23/06/2011 — Rwanda law | Esheria

LAW N° 21/2011 OF 23/06/2011 GOVERNING ELECTRICITY IN RWANDA

This article says the law governs electric power production, transmission, distribution, and trading inside or outside Rwanda.

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Jurisdiction
Rwanda
Instrument
Act or statute
Citation
21/2011 OF 23/06/2011
Status
In force
Version
Undated source snapshot
Language
mul
Updated
Official source
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This article says the law governs electric power production, transmission, distribution, and trading inside or outside Rwanda. This article defines key terms used in the electricity law. This provision states the law’s objectives for the electricity sector: liberalize and regulate the market, improve electricity distribution, encourage investment, and protect fair competition and the rights of users and operators. Only companies with a license may produce electricity and carry out related transport activity up to the supply point of transmission or distribution grids. Only a licensed person may transmit, distribute, or sell electric power.