Rwanda: Rwanda Energy Results-Based Financing Program

approved

The results-based financing (RBF) project is a five-year project with three main results areas namely: Improved system reliability and network strengthening, Increased access to grid and off-grid electricity to improve livelihood and safety, and Institutional strengthening and capacity building to contribute to the Government of Rwanda's targets of universal access to electricity by 2029. The RBF Project will increase the access of households and businesses to less carbon intensive and lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emitting sources of energy. The Project comprises: (i) distribution network rehabilitation and reinforcement; (ii) provision of clean energy access through grid and off-grid connections, clean cooking technologies and streetlighting; and (iii) enhancement of institutional capacity to deliver universal electricity access. The Project will be jointly co-financed with the African Development Bank (AfDB) as the lead co-financer. Specifically, the scope involves: Rehabilitation of Musanze, Gikondo, Jabana and Gasogi substations and construction of 3,855 km of MV and LV length of connections as well as 138 units of distribution transformers; Provision of 200,000 grid connections, including associated distribution backbone infrastructure, and 50,000 off-grid connections through solar home systems; Provision of clean cooking technologies to 100,000 households and 310 public institutions; Provision of productive use equipment and appliances to 850 users; Provision of 250km of streetlights along roads in secondary cities; Delivery of a Clean Cooking strategy & implementation plan and enhanced E&S monitoring under the RBF reporting, along with relevant capacity building programs.