Rwanda Energy Access Tender

Project ID P172594Region AfricaProposed Development Objectives Improve access to energy and efficiency of energy service delivery to households businesses and public institutions in Rwanda. PDO Level Indicatorsa Grid Electricity access increased from 38 percent in 2019 to 52 percent in 2024b Number of households provided with off-grid solar home systems 500000c Number of households provided with clean cookstoves 100000d Number of public institutions schools and health centers connected to the grid Project beneficiaries. The ultimate project beneficiaries will be households businesses and public institutions in Rwanda through the following channels a a portion of the currently unelectrified households will get electricity connections on-grid or off-grid b the quality and reliability of electricity services will improve enabling households and businesses to make better and productive use of electricity c households using biomass for cooking are expected to get health and economic benefits by switching to cleaner cooking options and d a portion of currently unelectrified public institutions in Rwanda including schools and health centers all hospitals in Rwanda are electrified will get electrified. Furthermore by supporting electrification through solar off-grid solutions the project will help reduce greenhouse gas emissions if equivalent electricity were sourced from fossil fuel-based utility-scale power plants or emergency diesel power plants. REG will be a direct beneficiary of the project as it is expected to benefit from higher cost-recovery through improved operational efficiency lower technical and commercial losses and potentially higher revenues through increased electrification rate and improved quality of service. Finally the GoR will benefit as improved cost-recovery for REG will ease the burden of fiscal transfers to REG helping GoR to target other priority sectors and a higher electrification rate and improved electricity services will help achieve the NST1 targets and consequently aid in economic growth.