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About
Rwanda National Domestic Biogas Program
Launch: 2007 End: N/A
Region:
SSA
Geography:
Rwanda
Type:
National
ICS Only?:
No
Value/Funding:
Initial budget of $14.1 million [2]
Funder Type:
Bilateral Organization, Foreign Aid, Domestic Government
Funders:
Initially partly funded by Dutch government through GIZ (until 2011). Afterward, fully funded by the Rwandan government. Managed by REG (Rwandan Energy Group) under the authority of the Ministry of Infrastructure (MININFRA) [3]
Features:
Special financing
Subsidy
Description:
Microfinance programs, subsidies for biogas stoves and suppliers, and duty exemptions for purchasing stoves above tier 2. RISE rating 26/100 [1]
Microfinance programs, subsidies for biogas stoves and suppliers, and duty exemptions for purchasing stoves above tier 2. RISE rating 26/100 [1]
Reach:
As of August, 2012 only 2,600 units installed [2]
As of August, 2012 only 2,600 units installed [2]
Goal/Target:
Goal of the NDBP to develop a commercially viable biogas sector and build 15,000 household units [2]
Goal of the NDBP to develop a commercially viable biogas sector and build 15,000 household units [2]
Sources:
[1] http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/553071544206394642/pdf/132782-replacement-PUBLIC-RiseReport-HighRes.pdf [2] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0973082613000276 [3] managed by the REG (Rwandan Energy Group) under the authority of the Ministry of Infrastructure (MININFRA). It has been created in 2007, initially partly financed by the Dutch government through GIZ until 2011, and currently fully financed by the Rwandan government.
[1] http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/553071544206394642/pdf/132782-replacement-PUBLIC-RiseReport-HighRes.pdf [2] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0973082613000276 [3] managed by the REG (Rwandan Energy Group) under the authority of the Ministry of Infrastructure (MININFRA). It has been created in 2007, initially partly financed by the Dutch government through GIZ until 2011, and currently fully financed by the Rwandan government.