EARP Rwanda
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| Company type | Program |
|---|---|
| Industry | Electricity Access and distribution |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Headquarters | Kigali, Rwanda |
Key people | Reuben Ahimbisibwe Ag.Program Coordinator[1] |
| Products | Electricity |
| Website |
EARP, also known as Electricity Access Rollout Program, is a Rwandan Government Program initiated in 2009 to synergise efforts to realize the country's targets for electricity access.[2]
EARP was initiated in 2009, when the Government of Rwanda wanted to bring together all Development partners contribution in the energy sector, especially to increase the access rate in the Rwandan community. At that time, only 6% of Rwandan households were accessing on-grid electricity.
So far, remarkable strides have been made by this programme under which access to the grid has increased from 364,000 households in June 2012 to more than 1,000,000 households (38.5% of the total households in Rwanda) in 2019.
EARP mission goes in line with the Rwandan Government rural electrification policy which has set 100% access target by the year 2024 in Rwanda households and 100% of centers expected to boost the economic development commonly named "Productive use areas" by 2022.[3]
