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Rwanda was among the first countries to use a SWAp in the energy sector to increase access to electricity. African Development Bank. (2013). Rwanda energy sector review and action plan.
Although evidence from some SSA countries, such as Tanzania and Mozambique, was pointing to limited interest from the private sector to invest in the energy access sector, and planning challenges hindering progress (Ahlborg & Hanmar, 2014), Rwanda’s experience to date has shown otherwise.
Energy access was already considered to be one of the main pillars of Rwanda’s development back in 2000 when Vision 2020—a framework to guide Rwanda’s development and the achievement of the aim of becoming a middle-income country by 2020, was launched (and subsequently revised in 2012) (Government of Rwanda [GoR], 2012b).
The following Rwanda Rural Electrification Strategy (RES), finalized in 2016, was an important milestone in Rwanda’s energy strategy as it set the goal of 100% electrification by 2024 (70% grid and 30% off-grid connections) (REG, 2022).
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