Rw: Sustainable Energy Development Project (GEF)

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The objectives of the Sustainable Energy Development Project for Rwanda are to: a) improve policy and institutional framework of the renewable energy and energy efficiency sub-sectors; and b) increase private sector participation in the renewable energy sector. There are five components to the project, the first component being strengthening of renewable energy policy, strategy and management. The main objective of this component is to help the Ministry of Infrastructure (MININFRA) streamline and coordinate activities by supporting the development of operational guidelines for project design and implementation. The second component is the efficient utilization of biomass resources. The aim of this component is to increase the efficiency in the charcoal value chain by promoting more efficient stoves and charcoal production methods. The third component is the sustainable development of micro hydro resources. The scope of the component is to provide transparent market regulation and guidelines to facilitate small distributed power production and distribution services while building local private sector capacity that can plan, design, implement, and operate the plants. The fourth component is the solar energy. The project will also provide initial support to develop the market for solar water heaters (SWH) in Rwanda. Due to the small market size the support will focus on building early market incentives and promotions including support for market surveys, technical specifications and guidelines for procurement, advice on appropriate taxes incentives and capacity building of private sector companies, etc. Finally, the fifth component is the energy efficiency strategy development.