World Bank2014-01-302014-01-302012-10-01https://hdl.handle.net/10986/16760Biomass is the most important source of energy in Rwanda, especially for domestic cooking. Today approximately 86 percent of primary energy comes from biomass, mainly in the form of wood that is either used directly as a fuel (57 percent), or converted into charcoal (23 percent) together with smaller amounts of crop residues, and peat (6 percent). In the past, the production of charcoal in Rwanda was one of the factors that contributed to deforestation. Nowadays, due to massive reforestation in the country, Rwanda may well be among the few African countries where the relation between charcoal and deforestation no longer exists. However, even with charcoal featuring as an important economic and ecological potential, the sector is generally not considered as a possible means to achieve long-term sustainable development, for example as a low-carbon growth option contributing to energy security and poverty alleviation. In this context, the feasibility study focuses on the elaboration of a road map to develop a modern and efficient charcoal value chain. The economic development and poverty reduction strategy (EDPRS) is the medium term programmatic framework for achieving the country's long term development aspirations as embodied in Rwanda vision 2020, as well as the intermediate targets in the 2015 millennium development goals (MDGs). The modernization of the charcoal sector requires a consensual vision statement from all relevant government authorities on accepting and promoting sustainable charcoal production and utilization.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO ELECTRICITYACCESS TO ENERGYADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURESAGRICULTURAL OUTPUTAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONALCOHOLIC BEVERAGESALTERNATIVE ENERGYALTERNATIVE FUELALTERNATIVE FUELSALTITUDEAPPROACHARABLE LANDAVAILABILITYBIOGASBIOLOGICAL DIVERSITYBIOMASSBIOMASS ENERGYBIOMASS RESOURCESBURNERSCARBONCARBON FINANCECARBON MARKETCARBON SINKSCARBON UNITSCARBONIZATIONCEMENTCHARCOAL MAKINGCHARCOAL PRODUCTIONCLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISMCLIMATECLIMATE CHANGECLIMATE EFFECTSCOCOALCOMBUSTIONCOMMON GOODCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGECONVERGENCECOOK STOVESCPICROP RESIDUESDEBTDECISION MAKINGDEFORESTATIONDEGRADED AREASDEMAND FOR ELECTRICITYDEMAND FOR ENERGYDESERTIFICATIONDIESELDIESEL POWERDISTRIBUTION LOSSESDNADOMESTIC ENERGYDROUGHTDUSTECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMICSECOSYSTEMELECTRICITYELECTRICITY CONSUMPTIONELECTRICITY GENERATIONELECTRICITY GENERATION CAPACITYELECTRICITY SUPPLYELECTRICITY ­ CONSUMPTIONELECTRICITY ­ PRODUCTIONELECTRIFICATIONEMISSIONEMISSION REDUCTIONSEMISSIONSEMISSIONS FROM DEFORESTATIONEMPLOYMENTENERGY BALANCEENERGY CONSUMPTIONENERGY DEVELOPMENTENERGY EFFICIENCYENERGY MARKETSENERGY NEEDSENERGY POLICYENERGY PRICESENERGY PRODUCTIONENERGY SOURCEENERGY SOURCESENERGY STRATEGYENERGY SUPPLYENVIRONMENTALENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATIONENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATIONENVIRONMENTAL GOODSENVIRONMENTAL ISSUESENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENTENVIRONMENTAL POLICIESENVIRONMENTAL POLICYENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMSENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCESEROSION CONTROLEUCALYPTUS TREESEXPLOITATIONFARMSFINANCIAL RESOURCESFOOD PRODUCTIONFORESTFOREST AREAFOREST BIODIVERSITYFOREST CERTIFICATIONFOREST COVERFOREST COVER MAPFOREST INVENTORYFOREST LAWFOREST MANAGEMENTFOREST PLANTATIONSFOREST POLICYFOREST PRODUCTSFOREST SECTORFORESTRYFORESTRY ACTIVITIESFORESTRY OPERATIONSFORESTRY POLICYFORESTRY PRACTICESFORESTRY PRODUCTSFORESTRY RESOURCESFORESTRY SECTORFORESTSFOSSILFOSSIL FUELFRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGEFROSTFUEL MARKETFUEL PRICEFUEL PRODUCTIONFUEL SUPPLYGAS ­ PRODUCTIONGASOLINEGENERATION CAPACITYGHGGLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITYGLOBAL FORESTGLOBAL FOREST RESOURCESGLOBAL FOREST RESOURCES ASSESSMENTGLOBAL WARMINGGREENHOUSEGREENHOUSE GASGREENHOUSE GASESGRID ELECTRICITYGRID POWERGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTHEAVY RELIANCEHOUSEHOLD ENERGYHYDROCARBONSHYDROELECTRIC POWERITCZKEROSENELABOR PRODUCTIVITYLAKESLAND DEGRADATIONLAND RESOURCESLAND USELIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GASLIVING CONDITIONSLOW-CARBONMANUREMETHANEMETHANE GASMINESNATIONAL FOREST AUTHORITYNATIONAL GRIDNATURAL FORESTSNATURAL GASNATURAL GAS ­ PRODUCTIONNATURAL RESOURCESNEGATIVE IMPACTNITROGENOCEANSOILOIL PRICESOIL PRODUCTSOIL ­ CONSUMPTIONOIL ­ PRODUCTIONORGANIC MATERIALPASTURESPETROLEUMPETROLEUM PRODUCTSPHOSPHORUSPOPULATION GROWTHPOST-CONFLICTPOTASSIUMPOWER GENERATIONPOWER PLANTPOWER SECTORPRECIPITATIONPRICE ELASTICITYPRICE ELASTICITY OF DEMANDPRIMARY ENERGYPRIMARY ENERGY SUPPLYPRODUCERSPROVEN RESERVESPSCRAINRAINFALLREDUCING EMISSIONSRENEWABLE ENERGYRESOURCE MANAGEMENTSCIENTIFIC RESEARCHSMALL HYDROPOWERSOIL PRODUCTIVITYSOURCE OF ENERGYSTREAMSSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTSUSTAINABLE ENERGYSUSTAINABLE FORESTSUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENTSUSTAINABLE GROWTHSUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENTSUSTAINABLE USETEMPERATURETHERMAL ENERGYTIMBERTINTRANSPORT SECTORTREE PLANTATIONSTREE SPECIESUTILITIESVCMWASTE MANAGEMENTWEATHER CONDITIONSWETLANDSWOOD ENERGYWOOD FUELWOOD FUELSWOOD PROCESSINGWOOD RESOURCESWorld Bank10.1596/16760