Background: Rwanda is a rapidly growing country, recovering from the 1994 genocide. Rwanda urgently needs more electricity generating capacity to power its economic growth.
Local Economy: First utility-scale solar PV project in Rwanda. 8.5 MW grid-connected solar PV power plant. Another 20 MW planned at a later stage. Less than 15% of Rwanda's population has access to electricity. Rwanda has set an ambitious target for the majority of the population to have access to modern electricity by the end of 2017, with a substantial part of the new power to come from renewables.
Local Partner: Agahozo-Shalom Youth Village for orphans of the Rwandan genocide.
Status: On February 17, 2014 EG closed on $23.7 million in financing on an 8.5 megawatt field on the grounds of ASYV. Construction is complete, interconnected and operational.
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