Provisional license electricity distribution
Provisional license electricity distribution
License Validity
1
Year
Processing time
10
Within 10 days
Renewable
Yes
License Type
License
1
Required documents for your application
First time application
- Trade registration certificate/Legal personality for cooperatives
- Business plan
- Environmental Impact Assessment Certificate
- Memorandum of understanding/Concession agreement between the Republic of Rwanda and applicant pertaining to the activity to be licensed
- District authorization approving planned activities at the site
- Copies of applicant’s financial statements audited by an independent auditor for the previous three years for the existing companies and the initial balance sheet for newly formed companies
- Other relevant information detailed in the Electricity Licensing Regulations
Renewal
- Trade registration certificate/Legal personality for cooperatives
- Business plan
- Environmental Impact Assessment Certificate
- Memorandum of understanding/Concession agreement between the Republic of Rwanda and applicant pertaining to the activity to be licensed
- District authorization approving planned activities at the site
- Copies of applicant’s financial statements audited by an independent auditor for the previous three years for the existing companies and the initial balance sheet for newly formed companies
- Other relevant information detailed in the Electricity Licensing Regulations
2
Payable fee for the license
First time application
- Application fee Free
- Very large distributors 100MW (864 GWh) and above Free
- Large distributors From 50 MW (432 GWh) but less than 100 MW (864 GWh) Free
- Medium Distributors From 10 MW (86,4 GWh) but less than 50 MW (432 GWh) Free
- Small distributors up to 10MW From 1 MW (8,64 GWh) but less than 10 MW (86,4 GWh) Free
- Very small distributors Less than 1 MW (8,64 GWh) Free
Renewal
- Application fee Free
- Very large distributors 100MW (864 GWh) and above Free
- Large distributors From 50 MW (432 GWh) but less than 100 MW (864 GWh) Free
- Medium Distributors From 10 MW (86,4 GWh) but less than 50 MW (432 GWh) Free
- Small distributors up to 10MW From 1 MW (8,64 GWh) but less than 10 MW (86,4 GWh) Free
- Very small distributors Less than 1 MW (8,64 GWh) Free
