Rwanda has estimated national reserves of approximately 2.6 billion tons of wet peat, which if fully exploited can provide sufficient energy for many of the country’s needs for several years to come.
RIG Ltd through its 100 % subsidiary Rwanda Energy Company ltd (REC) it  is involved in peat mining and engaged to produce Peat  to be used as  Energy ressources.

In 2009 it started peat mining, by then It was the only company in Rwanda engaged in the large scale production of bio-peat as an alternative source of energy fuel for local industries. Currently, the company produces between 38,000-50,000 tons of peat per annum (tpa) at its production sites in Gishoma,Mashya and Rwabusoro.