Publication date: 30 December 2020
Submission date: 28 January 2021
Category: Consultancy
Country: Rwanda
Entity: Energy Development Corporation Limited (EDCL)
Description: The Government of Rwanda, in its effort to sustain the economic growth, has increased and stabilized the power production since the severe power shortages in 2004. The country has currently achieved 226 MW and an access rate of 54%. Rwanda now targets more than 500 MW and universal access by 2024.
The Government of Rwanda has received financing from the World Bank (WB) and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) toward the cost of the Energy Access and Quality Improvement Project, and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the Contract for SUPERVISION OF RURAL ELECTRIFICATION CONSTRUCTION WORKS UNDER RWANDA ENERGY ACCESS AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.
