Promoting the use of Renewable Energy Solution for Households and Buildings in Rwanda

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Rwanda

Description

Overview
Sector	Buildings, Energy
Focus area	Renewable energy (solar)
Type of action	Strategy/Policy
Scope	National
Stage	Under development
Submitted to UNFCCC registry	Yes
Start of initiative	2015

Financing and support details
Financing status	Seeking financing
Total cost	US$ 0.235 mln
Financing requested	US$ 0.145 mln
Financing received to-date	US$ 0 mln
Principal source of financing	Not known
Principal type of financing	Grant
Capacity building required	Yes
Technology transfer required	Yes

Additional information
Proponent(s)	Ministry of Infrastructure (MININFRA), Rwanda Housing Authority (RHA)
International funder(s)	(no data)
Organization providing technical support	(no data)
Contact	Mrs Mireille UWERA Mr. Protais MPAYIMANA

Objective:

Promote the use of solar water heaters and standalone solar powered lighting kits in rural and urban households and buildings

Activities: (2016 - 2030)
This Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action (NAMA) targets mitigation in the Housing sector in Rwanda and focuses on promoting the use of renewable energy technologies in rural and urban households and buildings across Rwanda.

The NAMA will promote the use of solar water heaters (SWH) in urban households and buildings (e.g. hotels, hospitals, hostels) and the use of standalone solar powered lighting kits in rural households, housing classified as ‘social’ and/or ‘affordable’ and small commercial establishments (e.g. shops, micro-enterprises etc.)

The NAMA will encourage the development of a local businesses and industry by creating a market for solar lighting kits and SWH which are currently imported into Rwanda. This will allow the private sector to play a positive and central role in the success of the NAMA, as the private sector will be the hardware and service provider.

Impact and MRV

Cumulative GHG reductions: 0.643 MtCO2e

Mitigative capacity:

No information has been provided on mitigative capacity

Co-benefits:

Social:	Energy access Way to meet daily hot water demand via SWH
Economic:	Reduce dependence on imported fuels Job opportunities in the manufacturing, supply, installation, operation and maintenance fields
Environmental:	Improve indoor air quality and health

MRV Framework:
No MRV plan has been defined

The full cost of preparation covers the cost of preparation for the NAMA Design and Document (0.110MUSD), a Comprehensive Survey (0.035MUSD), and institutional level Capacity Development Support for NAMA finance and MRV (0.09MUSD).