REGIDESO is supervised by the Ministry responsible for Energy and Mines, which reviews and approves decisions taken by the board of directors.

[1] As of 2008 REGIDESO supplied most of the country's electricity from seven hydroelectric power plants, with a total installed capacity of 30.6 MW.

[2] REGIDESO operated and controlled all the thermal power stations in Burundi, and also ran various small hydroelectric units in rural areas.

[1] From 1975 to 1992 REGIDESO expanded to supply drinking water and electricity to all the urban centers with the help of Germany, France, China and the World Bank.

[5] In 1995 REGIDESO acquired a 5.5 MW thermal power station in Bujumbura, but up to 2008 it was generally idle, available as an emergency back-up.

[5] The company struggled to rebuild and maintain infrastructure due to withdrawal of donors and lack of sales revenue.

[5] Under the terms of the World Bank's Economic Reform Support Grant, REDIDESO was one of 14 public enterprises targeted in the 2006-2008 privatization program.

The others were OCIBU, BRB, Abattoir Public de Bujumbura (APB), OPHAVET, ONATEL, SOSUMO, COTEBU, UCAR, OTB, SOCABU and SIP.

It had large unpaid debts, and was having difficulty paying its creditors, including the thermal power plants operator Interpetrol.

[8] A report in January 2024 quoted the general director of Regideso, Jean-Albert Manigomba, in saying that despite repeated power cuts in Bujumbura Mairie, the electricity supply was improving fast.

In the longer term, a line via Rwanda, Uganda and Kenya, would lead to the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, which should supply 200 MW.