Rwanda: Accelerating Sustainable and Clean Energy Transformation (ASCENT) Rwanda

proposed

The Project will support the target of the Government of Rwanda (GOR) to achieve universal electricity access, in line with Rwanda's National Electrification Plan (NEP), targeting grid-based electrification for 65 percent of villages and off-grid electrification solutions for 35 percent. It will also strengthen Rwanda's efforts to enhance energy access for productive uses. In addition, the Project will support improved quality, reliability and efficiency of electricity service through upgrades in the electricity network and improvements in the operational performance of the energy utility. Finally, the Project will provide increased access to clean cooking solutions amongst large institutional users, in aid of the target of the Energy Sector Strategic Plan (ESSP) to reduce the number of households using traditional cooking fuels in line with GOR's target to reduce unsustainable biomass usage.