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need to capture technical attributes associated with electricity infrastructure, includingconductor/cable types and ratings, substation equipment specifications, and the nameplatedata and unique identifiers for MV/LV transformers. Operational data on equipmentloading and normal operating parameters would further enhance analysis.Geo-locations of all large (and ‘other ‘important’) customers with a unique CustomerNumber that will link them with their network Point of Supply, as well as their“CRM/Billing System” databases. The identification of all smaller customers with their“Sector” (and hopefully “Cell” will make analysis easier.Administrative boundaries and population densityThe planning locations and sublocations for the technical planning of the access programmeare based on the current political administrative boundaries. Rwanda’s 5 Provinces, 30Districts and 416 Sectors are shown in Figure 4.2 (left map below). A further level ofplanning detail has been achieved by using the boundaries for the census data collected in2002 to create 9,311 planning cells. 12Data on the population in each sector was collected by the National Institute of Statistics(NIS) as part of the National ID Project conducted in 2008. This data is used to calculatepopulation densities throughout the country, which are shown in Figure 4.2 (right mapbelow). The map shows that the most densely populated areas of the country are around thecapital, Kigali, and the northwest of the country on the border with the Democratic Republicof Congo.Figure 4.2: Administrative Boundaries (left) and Population Density (right)Source: NUR CGIS and National ID SurveyThe location and electrification status of social infrastructureThe location of social infrastructure is important in planning the access programme. TheGovernment has set specific targets for providing electricity to administrative offices, healthcentres and schools. The geographical location of each of these social facilities and itselectrified status is captured in the GIS model, and used to influence the way that the accessprogramme is prioritised. As expected, the geographic distribution of social infrastructure isrelatively dispersed throughout the country.12 Current population data is available at a sector level for geospatial planning purposes. (Source: National ID Project, NIS)18
Figure 4.3: Location of Administrative Offices (left) and Health Centres (right)Notes: Although schools are not shown, the same process has been applied to secondary and primary schoolsSource: NUR-CGIS, MINEDUC and MINISANTEExisting electricity infrastructureData on Rwanda’s electricity network has also been captured in GIS form to plan the accessprogramme. Rwanda currently has a very low level of access to electricity of around sixpercent nationwide. At the end of 2008, Electrogaz had around 110,000 customersconnected to the national grid, with 80 percent of these connections in the Kigali area.However, the existing grid extends to a significant portion of the country. This feature isshown in Figure 4.4 (left map below), which depicts the location of high-voltage andmedium-voltage lines in Rwanda and the sublocations where existing connections aresituated. The dotted lines indicate 30kV distribution lines that are either currently underconstruction, or planned to connect new micro-hydro plants currently under construction, orto connect areas previously identified as Presidential priorities for electrification.Rwanda has significant a hydro resource that has been taken into account in planning theaccess programme. Rwanda’s hydro resources are particularly well suited for small-scalegeneration, either in stand-alone mini-grids or feeding into the national electricity grid. Over300 micro-hydro sites have been evaluated by a comprehensive study completed in 2008, andthe location of the most promising sites is shown in Figure 4.4 (right map below).19
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Page 5 and 6: Table of Contents1 Purpose of Prosp
Page 7 and 8: Figure 2.2: Comparative Data from A
Page 9 and 10: Glossary of TermsAbbreviations and
Page 11 and 12: Executive SummaryThe Government of
Page 13 and 14: A series of important conclusions o
Page 15 and 16: There are three sources of funds fo
Page 17 and 18: 1 Purpose of ProspectusThe Governme
Page 19 and 20: 2 Access Programme is a Critical Pa
Page 21 and 22: supply capacity is available as exp
Page 23 and 24: Table 2.2: EDPRS Targets for Expand
Page 25 and 26: important for the access programme,
Page 27 and 28: Central GovernmentThe Government’
Page 29 and 30: 3.4 Energy Sector Legislation and R
Page 31 and 32: Figure 4.1: Overview of Approach to
Page 33: Table 4.1: Variables Considered in
Page 37 and 38: In order to provide a realistic vie
Page 39 and 40: The planning approach compares the
Page 41 and 42: • Presidential priorities for ele
Page 43 and 44: Figure 4.8: Least Cost Grid Priorit
Page 45 and 46: Figure 4.12: Least Cost Grid Priori
Page 47 and 48: Figure 4.14: Least Cost Grid Priori
Page 49 and 50: Off-grid micro hydro systemsThe com
Page 51 and 52: Table 4.4: Social Institutions Elec
Page 53 and 54: Figure 4.17 (below) indicates the l
Page 55 and 56: Figure 4.19: Overall Electrificatio
Page 57 and 58: 5 Funding for the Access ProgrammeT
Page 59 and 60: The average contract size is expect
Page 61 and 62: Estimates of the capital cost of th
Page 63 and 64: ased on how much is needed to meet
Page 65 and 66: which estimate 370GWh of domestic e
Page 67 and 68: Table 5.5: Capital Cost of Sector I
Page 69 and 70: on approximately 75 percent of resi
Page 71 and 72: • The capital costs of the access
Page 73 and 74: • EPC contracts for half of the n
Page 75 and 76: Managing Director of RECO will then
Page 77 and 78: Figure 6.2: Overview of Programme M
Page 79 and 80: The electricity utility is well-pla
Page 81 and 82: To account for funds committed to t
Page 83 and 84: Impact on funding requirements-US$1
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7.3 Management of Development Partn
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ReferencesColumbia Earth Institute.
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