Rwanda - Extending Access to Energy : Lessons from a Sector-Wide Approach

Rwanda is one of the first countries to use a Sector Wide-Approach (SWAp) in the energy sector to increase access to electricity. The SWAp emerged in the 1990s as an alternative to traditional development aid. The SWAp-based on a country-led, resul...

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Format: ESMAP Paper
Language:English
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Published: Washington, DC 2014
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/17570435/rwanda-extending-access-energy-lessons-sector-wide-approach
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topic ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY
ACCESS TO ENERGY
ADVISORY SERVICES
AFFORDABILITY
APPROACH
AVAILABILITY
AVAILABILITY OF DATA
BALANCE
BANK SUPERVISION
BATTERIES
BENEFICIARIES
CAPABILITIES
CAPACITY BUILDING
CAPITAL COST
CAPITAL COSTS
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
CASH FLOWS
CONTRACTORS
COPYRIGHT
COST ESTIMATES
COST OF ACCESS
COST OF ELECTRICITY
CREDITS
DATA ANALYSIS
DATA COLLECTION
DEMAND FORECAST
DEPOSIT
DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
DEVELOPMENT BANK
DIESEL
DISTRIBUTION NETWORK
DISTRIBUTION SERVICES
DIVERSIFICATION
DONATIONS
DONOR SUPPORT
EARNINGS
ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
ELECTRICITY
ELECTRICITY TARIFFS
ELECTRIFICATION
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
ENERGY EXPENDITURE
ENERGY NEEDS
ENERGY SUPPLY
EQUIPMENT
EXPENDITURES
FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
FINANCIAL FLOWS
FINANCIAL INVESTMENTS
FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY
FINANCING PLAN
FLOW OF FUNDS
FLUORESCENT LAMP
FUEL
FUEL COSTS
FUNDING SOURCES
GAS
GENERATION
GENERATION CAPACITY
GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE
GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP
GRID CONNECTIONS
GRID ELECTRIFICATION
GRID EXTENSION
HARMONIZATION
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLDS
HUMAN RESOURCES
HYDROPOWER
IMAGES
IMPLEMENTATION PERIOD
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
IMPLEMENTATION PLANS
INCOME LEVELS
INFORMATION SHARING
INFORMATION SYSTEM
INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
INSTRUMENT
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
INVESTMENT PLAN
KEROSENE
KEY BENEFITS
KILOWATT HOUR
LEGAL ENVIRONMENT
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
MENU
NETWORK ACCESS
NETWORKS
NONPAYMENT
OPERATING COSTS
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
PHOTO
POLICY FRAMEWORK
POWER
POWER LINES
POWER PRODUCERS
POWER SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR FIRMS
PROCUREMENT
PRODUCTION CREDITS
PROTECTION OF CONSUMER
RADIO
REGULATORY AGENCY
REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
RENEWABLE ENERGY
RESOURCE MOBILIZATION
RESULT
RESULTS
RETURN
RURAL ELECTRIFICATION
SELF-FINANCING
SUPERVISION
SUPPLY CHAIN
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY
SWAP
SWAPS
SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT
TARGETS
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TECHNICAL COOPERATION
TECHNICAL EXPERTISE
TECHNICAL ISSUE
TIME PERIOD
TRANSACTION
TRANSACTION COSTS
TRANSMISSION
TRANSPARENCY
UNION
URBAN AREAS
USES
UTILITIES
VOLTAGE
spellingShingle ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY
ACCESS TO ENERGY
ADVISORY SERVICES
AFFORDABILITY
APPROACH
AVAILABILITY
AVAILABILITY OF DATA
BALANCE
BANK SUPERVISION
BATTERIES
BENEFICIARIES
CAPABILITIES
CAPACITY BUILDING
CAPITAL COST
CAPITAL COSTS
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
CASH FLOWS
CONTRACTORS
COPYRIGHT
COST ESTIMATES
COST OF ACCESS
COST OF ELECTRICITY
CREDITS
DATA ANALYSIS
DATA COLLECTION
DEMAND FORECAST
DEPOSIT
DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
DEVELOPMENT BANK
DIESEL
DISTRIBUTION NETWORK
DISTRIBUTION SERVICES
DIVERSIFICATION
DONATIONS
DONOR SUPPORT
EARNINGS
ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
ELECTRICITY
ELECTRICITY TARIFFS
ELECTRIFICATION
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
ENERGY EXPENDITURE
ENERGY NEEDS
ENERGY SUPPLY
EQUIPMENT
EXPENDITURES
FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
FINANCIAL FLOWS
FINANCIAL INVESTMENTS
FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY
FINANCING PLAN
FLOW OF FUNDS
FLUORESCENT LAMP
FUEL
FUEL COSTS
FUNDING SOURCES
GAS
GENERATION
GENERATION CAPACITY
GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE
GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP
GRID CONNECTIONS
GRID ELECTRIFICATION
GRID EXTENSION
HARMONIZATION
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLDS
HUMAN RESOURCES
HYDROPOWER
IMAGES
IMPLEMENTATION PERIOD
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
IMPLEMENTATION PLANS
INCOME LEVELS
INFORMATION SHARING
INFORMATION SYSTEM
INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
INSTRUMENT
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
INVESTMENT PLAN
KEROSENE
KEY BENEFITS
KILOWATT HOUR
LEGAL ENVIRONMENT
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
MENU
NETWORK ACCESS
NETWORKS
NONPAYMENT
OPERATING COSTS
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
PHOTO
POLICY FRAMEWORK
POWER
POWER LINES
POWER PRODUCERS
POWER SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR FIRMS
PROCUREMENT
PRODUCTION CREDITS
PROTECTION OF CONSUMER
RADIO
REGULATORY AGENCY
REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
RENEWABLE ENERGY
RESOURCE MOBILIZATION
RESULT
RESULTS
RETURN
RURAL ELECTRIFICATION
SELF-FINANCING
SUPERVISION
SUPPLY CHAIN
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY
SWAP
SWAPS
SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT
TARGETS
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TECHNICAL COOPERATION
TECHNICAL EXPERTISE
TECHNICAL ISSUE
TIME PERIOD
TRANSACTION
TRANSACTION COSTS
TRANSMISSION
TRANSPARENCY
UNION
URBAN AREAS
USES
UTILITIES
VOLTAGE
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Rwanda - Extending Access to Energy : Lessons from a Sector-Wide Approach
geographic_facet Africa
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relation Energy Sector Management assistance Program (ESMAP);knowledge series 013/12
description Rwanda is one of the first countries to use a Sector Wide-Approach (SWAp) in the energy sector to increase access to electricity. The SWAp emerged in the 1990s as an alternative to traditional development aid. The SWAp-based on a country-led, results-focused framework-encourages engagement across all sector stakeholders to ensure that investments work together to contribute to desired outcomes. With the assistance of energy sector management assistance program's Africa Renewable Energy Access (AFREA) program. This report provides a number of key lessons realized from the Rwanda energy SWAp for development partners and governments considering using such an approach. Country and government ownership and leadership is essential for efficient program planning and implementation, as is an alignment with national priorities and policies. In 2009, Rwanda initiated a SWAp in the energy sector to help achieve its target of increasing access to electricity from 6 percent of the population to 16 percent over a five-year period, through 2013. The ongoing program also focuses on providing off-grid access to electricity for schools, hospitals, and administrative buildings that would not have electricity otherwise. The SWAp's main objectives include: determining a high-level investment and capacity building plan for sustainable and predictable financing over the term of the program; enabling electricity access expansion to meet Rwanda's national targets; and attaining supply adequacy by expanding generation capacity by qualified independent power producers.
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author_sort World Bank
title Rwanda - Extending Access to Energy : Lessons from a Sector-Wide Approach
title_short Rwanda - Extending Access to Energy : Lessons from a Sector-Wide Approach
title_full Rwanda - Extending Access to Energy : Lessons from a Sector-Wide Approach
title_fullStr Rwanda - Extending Access to Energy : Lessons from a Sector-Wide Approach
title_full_unstemmed Rwanda - Extending Access to Energy : Lessons from a Sector-Wide Approach
title_sort rwanda - extending access to energy : lessons from a sector-wide approach
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2014
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/17570435/rwanda-extending-access-energy-lessons-sector-wide-approach
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spelling okr-10986-174822021-04-23T14:03:37Z Rwanda - Extending Access to Energy : Lessons from a Sector-Wide Approach World Bank ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY ACCESS TO ENERGY ADVISORY SERVICES AFFORDABILITY APPROACH AVAILABILITY AVAILABILITY OF DATA BALANCE BANK SUPERVISION BATTERIES BENEFICIARIES CAPABILITIES CAPACITY BUILDING CAPITAL COST CAPITAL COSTS CAPITAL EXPENDITURE CASH FLOWS CONTRACTORS COPYRIGHT COST ESTIMATES COST OF ACCESS COST OF ELECTRICITY CREDITS DATA ANALYSIS DATA COLLECTION DEMAND FORECAST DEPOSIT DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DEVELOPMENT BANK DIESEL DISTRIBUTION NETWORK DISTRIBUTION SERVICES DIVERSIFICATION DONATIONS DONOR SUPPORT EARNINGS ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY TARIFFS ELECTRIFICATION ENERGY EFFICIENCY ENERGY EXPENDITURE ENERGY NEEDS ENERGY SUPPLY EQUIPMENT EXPENDITURES FINANCIAL ANALYSIS FINANCIAL FLOWS FINANCIAL INVESTMENTS FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY FINANCING PLAN FLOW OF FUNDS FLUORESCENT LAMP FUEL FUEL COSTS FUNDING SOURCES GAS GENERATION GENERATION CAPACITY GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP GRID CONNECTIONS GRID ELECTRIFICATION GRID EXTENSION HARMONIZATION HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLDS HUMAN RESOURCES HYDROPOWER IMAGES IMPLEMENTATION PERIOD IMPLEMENTATION PLAN IMPLEMENTATION PLANS INCOME LEVELS INFORMATION SHARING INFORMATION SYSTEM INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSTRUMENT INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INVESTMENT PLAN KEROSENE KEY BENEFITS KILOWATT HOUR LEGAL ENVIRONMENT LEGAL FRAMEWORK LOCAL GOVERNMENT MENU NETWORK ACCESS NETWORKS NONPAYMENT OPERATING COSTS PERFORMANCE INDICATORS PHOTO POLICY FRAMEWORK POWER POWER LINES POWER PRODUCERS POWER SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR FIRMS PROCUREMENT PRODUCTION CREDITS PROTECTION OF CONSUMER RADIO REGULATORY AGENCY REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCE MOBILIZATION RESULT RESULTS RETURN RURAL ELECTRIFICATION SELF-FINANCING SUPERVISION SUPPLY CHAIN SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SWAP SWAPS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT TARGETS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNICAL COOPERATION TECHNICAL EXPERTISE TECHNICAL ISSUE TIME PERIOD TRANSACTION TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSMISSION TRANSPARENCY UNION URBAN AREAS USES UTILITIES VOLTAGE Rwanda is one of the first countries to use a Sector Wide-Approach (SWAp) in the energy sector to increase access to electricity. The SWAp emerged in the 1990s as an alternative to traditional development aid. The SWAp-based on a country-led, results-focused framework-encourages engagement across all sector stakeholders to ensure that investments work together to contribute to desired outcomes. With the assistance of energy sector management assistance program's Africa Renewable Energy Access (AFREA) program. This report provides a number of key lessons realized from the Rwanda energy SWAp for development partners and governments considering using such an approach. Country and government ownership and leadership is essential for efficient program planning and implementation, as is an alignment with national priorities and policies. In 2009, Rwanda initiated a SWAp in the energy sector to help achieve its target of increasing access to electricity from 6 percent of the population to 16 percent over a five-year period, through 2013. The ongoing program also focuses on providing off-grid access to electricity for schools, hospitals, and administrative buildings that would not have electricity otherwise. The SWAp's main objectives include: determining a high-level investment and capacity building plan for sustainable and predictable financing over the term of the program; enabling electricity access expansion to meet Rwanda's national targets; and attaining supply adequacy by expanding generation capacity by qualified independent power producers. 2014-03-28T18:19:38Z 2014-03-28T18:19:38Z 2013-01 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/17570435/rwanda-extending-access-energy-lessons-sector-wide-approach http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17482 English en_US Energy Sector Management assistance Program (ESMAP);knowledge series 013/12 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ Washington, DC Publications & Research :: ESMAP Paper Publications & Research Africa Rwanda