Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Agency(RURA) was created by law n° 39*2001 of 13th September 2001 and was published in the Government Gazette n° 20 of 15th October 2001 with the mission to regulate certain public Utilities, namely:

1. Telecommunications network and/or Telecommunications services
2. Electricity;
3. Water;
4. Removal of waste products from residential or business premises;
5. Extraction and distribution of Gas;
6. Transport of goods and persons

The Regulatory Board and the Director General of the Agency were appointed on 30th October 2002. The Regulatory Agency is defined by law as a national institution with legal powers, autonomous administrative and financial management, as well as its own official stamp.