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East African Power

Kigali, Rwanda

HydroSolar
Founded 201251-200 employees
Profile last updated: April 25, 2026

About

Founded in 2012, East African Power is a renewable energy company headquartered in Kigali, Rwanda with approximately 51-200 employees specializing in Hydro, Solar.

East African Power is a Canadian-owned integrated renewable energy development and engineering company. It develops, designs, builds and operates small and medium hydropower and solar power plants in Sub-Saharan Africa, offering project development, advisory, engineering, procurement and construction (EPC), and operations and maintenance services. The company operates as a long-term, social-impact-driven independent power producer (IPP) and targets 1 GW of renewable energy by 2030. It also supports the Empowering Villages non-profit, which focuses on energy access and community development.

Headquarters

Kigali, Rwanda

Founded

2012

Employees

51-200

Focus areas

renewable energyhydropowersolarindependent power producerEPCO&Menergy accessmini-gridSub-Saharan Africacommunity development

Products & services

Business models

IPPEPC

Value chain

DevelopmentEngineeringProcurementConstructionO&MAdvisoryAsset Management

Service areas (1)

  • Hydro and solar development, EPC and O&M

    Develops, engineers, builds and operates small and medium hydro and solar power plants, and provides advisory and O&M services.

Locations

Headquarters

Kigali, Rwanda

Service regions

RwandaKenyaUgandaDemocratic Republic of the CongoZimbabweCameroonSierra Leone

Projects

2

Kolwezi and Likasi solar projects

Solar PV

Two solar PV projects in the Katanga and Lualaba Provinces of the DRC, acquired by East African Power with an 85% stake, located in the mining region.

266 MW capacityKolwezi and Likasi, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Rubagabaga HPP

OperationalHydropower

Containerized plug and play hydropower project developed, engineered, financed, constructed and operated by EAP.

0.45 MW capacityNyabihu District, Rwanda

Credentials & affiliations

Awards

Rubagabaga HPP award

Enlit2019

Partnerships

Empowering Villages, Global Excel, Haneseth Energi, Sedicon, Journeyman International, EEP Africa, Practical Action, Foundations for Farming, Canotek Solar

People

Management & team (12)

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