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                                           Republic of Rwanda

                                 Electricity Access Scale-up and
                       Sector Wide Approach (SWAp) Development Project

                                   SUMMARY OF DISCUSSION*

                                    Meeting of Executive Directors

                                           February 19, 2013


       Executive Directors approved the Additional Credit to Rwanda Electricity Access
Scale-Up and Sector-Wide Approach (SWAp) Development Project in the amount of SDR 39
million (US$60.0 million equivalent) in the payments terms and conditions set out in the
President’s Memorandum (IDA/R2013-0009).

        Directors commended the Republic of Rwanda and the Bank team for the integrated
project design that addresses providing access to electricity to poor households, while promoting
the use of efficient renewable energy alternatives. They underscored the pivotal role of increased
access to electricity services to Rwanda’s economic transformation and rural development. In
particular, Directors highlighted the importance of the project’s impact in rural areas by
stimulating investments as well as through improved social service delivery. They urged the
Bank to capture and disseminate lessons learned from the implementation of the program.
Directors also highlighted the critical importance of the project impact evaluation to measure
welfare and private sector outcomes attributable to electrification.

        Executive Directors welcomed the programmatic approach of Rwanda’s energy access
program as a basis for strong collaboration among development partners in support of increased
access to modern energy services. They also stressed the importance of assessing climate change
impact in Rwanda’s power grid infrastructure moving forward.




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*This summary is not an approved record.