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Rwanda Energy Sector Development Policy Loan

Abstract*

The development objective of First Programmatic Energy Sector Development Policy Financing Project for Rwanda is to enable fiscally sustainable expansion of electricity services in Rwanda. This operation is built around two pillars: (a) contain fiscal impact of the electricity sector, and (b) improve the operational efficiency, affordability, and accountability of electricity service. The focus on energy by this program is directly aligned with the... Show More

Development Objective

The Program Development Objective (PDO) of the proposed operation is to enable fiscally sustainable expansion of electricity services. The proposed operation is built around two pillars: (i) containing the fiscal impact of the electricity sector; and (ii) improving the operational efficiency, affordability, and accountability of electricity service.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P162671
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Yadviga Semikolenova
Borrower 2
MINECOFIN

Country
Rwanda
Disclosure Date
April 5, 2017
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
December 1, 2017
Effective Date
December 20, 2017

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 125.00 million
Implementing Agency
MINIINFRA
Region
Eastern and Southern Africa
Fiscal Year 3
2018

Commitment Amount
US$ 125.00 million
Environmental Category
N/A
Environmental and Social Risk
Not Applicable
Closing Date
June 30, 2019

Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED
Last Update Date
June 8, 2022

Associated Projects
P166458

Notes
1. Total project cost includes funding from World Bank and non-bank sources in US$ millions. Active and Closed projects show current commitments. Proposed (pipeline) and dropped projects show the forecast amount. The commitment amount for projects in the pipeline is indicative and may be modified during the project preparation.
2. Borrower refers to the Borrower of a Loan or Recipient of a Grant.
3. ”Fiscal Year” is the fiscal year in which the project was approved (or dropped if the status is dropped). The World Bank's fiscal year is from July 1 - June 30. For example, a fiscal year of 1996 corresponds to July 1, 1995 - June 30, 1996.

Sectors

Themes

FY17 - Environment and Natural Resource Management

FY17 - Climate change56%
- FY17 - Mitigation56%
FY17 - Energy100%
- FY17 - Energy Efficiency36%
- FY17 - Energy Policies & Reform64%

FY17 - Private Sector Development

FY17 - Public Private Partnerships9%

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Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
IDA Credit	125.00

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	N/A
IDA Commitment	125.00
IBRD + IDA Commitment	125.00

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	N/A
Total Project Cost**	125.00

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of September 30, 2025

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of September 30, 2025

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Period	Financier	Transaction Type	Amount (US$)
Dec 1, 2020	IDA-61560	Int Charges	468,092.25
Dec 1, 2022	IDA-61560	Int Charges	414,392.38
Dec 1, 2020	IDA-61560	Int Charges	1,861.49
Dec 1, 2020	IDA-61560	Int Charges	1,861.49
Dec 1, 2019	IDA-61560	Int Charges	3,494.63
Dec 1, 2019	IDA-61560	Int Charges	3,494.63
Dec 1, 2019	IDA-61560	Int Charges	448,525.75
Dec 1, 2019	IDA-61560	Int Charges	448,525.75
Jun 1, 2020	IDA-61560	Int Charges	3,606.47
Jun 1, 2020	IDA-61560	Int Charges	3,606.47
Jun 1, 2020	IDA-61560	Int Charges	453,297.34
Jun 1, 2020	IDA-61560	Int Charges	453,297.34
Dec 21, 2017	IDA-61560	Loan Disb	125,308,920.00
Jun 1, 2018	IDA-61560	Int Charges	418,194.94
Jun 1, 2018	IDA-61560	Int Charges	418,194.94
Dec 1, 2018	IDA-61560	Int Charges	10,693.75
Dec 1, 2018	IDA-61560	Int Charges	10,693.75
Dec 1, 2018	IDA-61560	Int Charges	448,365.72
Dec 1, 2018	IDA-61560	Int Charges	448,365.72
Jun 1, 2019	IDA-61560	Int Charges	4,165.01
Jun 1, 2019	IDA-61560	Int Charges	4,165.01
Jun 1, 2019	IDA-61560	Int Charges	453,032.62
Jun 1, 2019	IDA-61560	Int Charges	453,032.62
Jun 1, 2022	IDA-61560	Int Charges	443,623.10
Jun 1, 2022	IDA-61560	Int Charges	443,623.10
Jun 1, 2022	IDA-61560	Int Charges	4,122.76
Jun 1, 2022	IDA-61560	Int Charges	4,122.76
Dec 1, 2021	IDA-61560	Int Charges	9,250.05
Dec 1, 2021	IDA-61560	Int Charges	9,250.05
Dec 1, 2021	IDA-61560	Int Charges	464,459.06
Dec 1, 2021	IDA-61560	Int Charges	464,459.06
Jun 1, 2021	IDA-61560	Int Charges	470,018.34
Jun 1, 2021	IDA-61560	Int Charges	470,018.34
Jun 1, 2021	IDA-61560	Int Charges	6,226.19
Jun 1, 2021	IDA-61560	Int Charges	6,226.19
Jun 1, 2024	IDA-61560	Loan Repay	1,830,207.60
Jun 1, 2024	IDA-61560	Int Charges	439,249.84
Jun 1, 2024	IDA-61560	Int Charges	439,249.84
Dec 1, 2017	IDA-61560	Loan Commitment	125,000,000.00
Dec 1, 2023	IDA-61560	Int Charges	431,190.88
Dec 1, 2023	IDA-61560	Int Charges	431,190.88
Jun 1, 2024	IDA-61560	Int Charges	5,697.27
Jun 1, 2024	IDA-61560	Int Charges	5,697.27
Jun 1, 2023	IDA-61560	Int Charges	13,694.15
Jun 1, 2023	IDA-61560	Int Charges	13,694.15
Jun 1, 2023	IDA-61560	Int Charges	441,387.12
Jun 1, 2023	IDA-61560	Int Charges	441,387.12
Dec 1, 2023	IDA-61560	Int Charges	5,218.12
Dec 1, 2023	IDA-61560	Int Charges	5,218.12
Dec 1, 2022	IDA-61560	Int Charges	10,367.77
Dec 1, 2022	IDA-61560	Int Charges	10,367.77
Dec 1, 2022	IDA-61560	Int Charges	414,392.38
Dec 1, 2020	IDA-61560	Int Charges	468,092.25

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Satisfactory	2019-01-11
Monitoring and Evaluation	Satisfactory	2019-01-11
Program Management	Satisfactory	2019-01-11
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Satisfactory	2019-01-11

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 06-07-2022
Outcomes	Substantial
Risk to Development Outcome
Bank Performance	Substantial
Borrower Performance
Government Performance
Implementing Agency

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW: 12-02-2022	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome Rating	Satisfactory	N/a
Risk To Development Outcome		N/a
Bank Performance	Satisfactory	N/a
Borrower Performance		N/a
Government Performance	Not Rated	N/a
Implementing Agency		N/a
Icr Quality	Substantial	N/a
M&e Quality		N/a

Results Framework