QUARTER 1 2021 NEWSLETTER EDITION
This 2021 first Quarter Issue No.4 examines emerging challenges and opportunities as the world makes the transition to a sustainable energy future powered by renewables. It highlights energy projects, energizing lives through sustainable solutions, Partnerships in the energy sector. This first quarter mainly focuses on the private and public stakeholders' involvement in the sector towards the development and achievement of the national target of the 2024 electrification plan.

PARTNER NEWS

ENERGISING LIVES THROUGH SUSTAINABLE MARKETS

Energising Development (EnDev) is a global multi-donor partnership that seeks to provide access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy as a means to deliver social, economic, and environmental change. To achieve this objective, EnDev promotes the development of sustainable markets read more>>

RWANDA DEVELOPMENT BOARD PUSHES FOR MORE PRIVATE-SECTOR INVESTMENTS IN COUNTRY'S ENERGY SECTOR

Rwanda’s energy sector presents vast investment opportunities for the private sector as the country seeks to become a middle-income economy by 2035. Through the Rwanda Development Board (RDB), various incentives have been put in place to encourage investments in the sector  read more>>

Justus MUCYO, MD BBOXX RWANDA is also the Chairman of the solar energy sub-sector 

ENERGY PROJECT TO ACCELERATE UNIVERSAL ELECTRIFICATION

The Renewable Energy Fund project that was launched last year officially kicked off operations countrywide and aims to connect at least 445,500 households with solar energy as part of the National Strategy for Transformation (NST1) which sets out a target to achieve universal access to electricity for all read more>>

NEW REF WINDOW 5- STRUCTURE A GAME CHANGER FOR ALL ENERGY OPERATORS.

These changes are presented as an opportunity to EPD OSCs as the financing process is open to all Off-grid Solar companies where 24 OSCs developers applied and 14 OSCs companies have already signed the agreement. These qualified as suppliers under the REF project will automatically become eligible to access up to maximum subsidy amounting to 200 million Rfw  read more >>

PARTNERSHIP

SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS FOR DEVELOPERS: EPD, ENERGY4IMPACT SIGN MOU

Energy Private Developers signed an MOU with Energy 4 Impact,

Energy4Impact helps businesses and markets deliver access to energy in Africa, improving the quality of life for millions of people. Currently supporting 150 entrepreneurs through productive use of energy applications. Through the Mini-grid Market Development program, Energy4impact is supporting energy developers read more >>

SECTOR NEWS

ANOTHER 15 MEGAWATTS TO BE EXTRACTED FROM LAKE KIVU METHANE GAS BY JUNE 2021

Shema Power Lake Kivu (SPLK) the Energy Private Developers member is executing a Public-Private-Partnership methane-to-power project in Rubavu District to produce 56MW by 2022. The 1st phase of the project worth 15 megawatts of methane power is expected to be added to the national grid read more>>

A MINI-GRID PROJECT THAT WILL TRANSFORM VILLAGES IN THE SOUTHERN PROVINCE!

In the sector of Ruheru and Busanza in the Nyaruguru district, Southern province residents will never ask for the matchbox to light traditional petroleum wick lamps and candles and close early their businesses. All appreciation goes to Mudasomwa pico-hydro power project that is electrifying their villages! read more>>

Pauline-Munyax Eco

Pauline-Engineer from MUNYAX Eco Ltd 
Q&A ON LIFE WITH A YOUNG WOMAN ENGINEER!

March is known to be an international women’s month, we sat down with one of our members who is an engineer to chat about women’s careers in the Energy sector.

Tell us about Pauline, who’s she? What do you do?

DUSABEMARIYA Pauline is a woman working for the private sector read more>>

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