Rwanda Savings Policy Assessment
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Country Overview
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Industrial Electric Motors
Country Overview
ANNUAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION OF ALL APPLIANCES IN 2040 (GWh)
Energy savings (GWh)
145
Percentage of total electricity use (%)
20.65
ANNUAL CO₂ EMISSIONS FROM ALL APPLIANCES IN 2040 (thousand tonnes)
CO2 emissions avoided (thousand tonnes)
105
Equivalent to number of passenger cars (thousands)
58
ANNUAL ENERGY COSTS OF ALL APPLIANCES IN 2040 (million US$)
Energy bill savings (million US$)
29
Equivalent to number of new power plants (20 MW)
1
SHARE OF ELECTRICITY SAVINGS FROM THE DIFFERENT APPLIANCES IN 2040 (%)
TOTAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION OF ALL APPLIANCES IN THREE SCENARIOS (BUSINESS AS USUAL, MINIMUM AMBITION, HIGH AMBITION) (GWh)
COUNTRY GENERAL INFORMATION
Electrification rate (%)
40
Transmission and distribution loss factor (%)
9
CO2 emissions factor (kg/kWh)
0.66
Population 2021 (million)
13.3
GDP per capita 2021 ($)
826
Residential electricity price ($/kWh)
0.2
CUMULATIVE SAVINGS (2022 - 2040)
Energy savings (TWh)
1.47
CO2 emissions avoided (million tonnes)
1.07
Energy bill savings (million US$)
297
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ANNUAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION FROM LIGHTING IN 2030 (GWh)
Energy savings (GWh)
14.9
Percentage of total electricity use (%)
2.21
ANNUAL CO₂ EMISSIONS FROM LIGHTING IN 2030 (thousand tonnes)
CO2 emissions avoided (thousand tonnes)
11.3
Equivalent to number of passenger cars (thousands)
6.2
ANNUAL ENERGY COSTS FROM LIGHTING IN 2030 (million US$)
Energy bill savings (million US$)
3.1
Equivalent to number of new power plants (1 MW)
3
CUMULATIVE SAVINGS (2022 - 2030)
Energy savings (GWh)
132
CO2 emissions avoided (thousand tonnes)
96.2
Energy bill savings (million US$)
26.7
TOTAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION OF LIGHTING IN THREE SCENARIOS (BUSINESS AS USUAL, MINIMUM AMBITION, HIGH AMBITION) (GWh)
Residential Refrigerators
ANNUAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION FROM RESIDENTIAL REFRIGERATORS IN 2040 (GWh)
Energy savings (GWh)
63
Percentage of total electricity use (%)
8.96
ANNUAL CO₂ EMISSIONS FROM RESIDENTIAL REFRIGERATORS IN 2040 (thousand tonnes)
CO2 emissions avoided (thousand tonnes)
45
Equivalent to number of passenger cars (thousands)
25
ANNUAL ENERGY COSTS FROM RESIDENTIAL REFRIGERATORS IN 2040 (million US$)
Energy bill savings (million US$)
12.6
Equivalent to number of new power plants (5 MW)
2
CUMULATIVE SAVINGS (2022 - 2040)
Energy savings (GWh)
548
CO2 emissions avoided (thousand tonnes)
398
Energy bill savings (million US$)
111
TOTAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION OF RESIDENTIAL REFRIGERATORS IN THREE SCENARIOS (BUSINESS AS USUAL, MINIMUM AMBITION, HIGH AMBITION) (GWh)
Commerical Refrigeration
ANNUAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION FROM COMMERCIAL REFRIGERATION IN 2040 (GWh)
Energy savings (GWh)
14.1
Percentage of total electricity use (%)
2.02
ANNUAL CO2 EMISSIONS FROM COMMERCIAL REFRIGERATION IN 2040 (thousand tonnes)
CO2 emissions avoided (thousand tonnes)
10.3
Equivalent to number of passenger cars (thousands)
5.7
ANNUAL ENERGY COSTS FROM COMMERCIAL REFRIGERATION IN 2040 (million US$)
Energy bill savings (million US$)
2.9
Equivalent to number of new power plants (1 MW)
3
CUMULATIVE SAVINGS (2022 - 2040)
Energy savings (GWh)
124
CO2 emissions avoided (thousand tonnes)
90
Energy bill savings (million US$)
25
TOTAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION OF COMMERCIAL REFRIGERATION IN THREE SCENARIOS (BUSINESS AS USUAL, MINIMUM AMBITION, HIGH AMBITION) (GWh)
Room Air Conditioners
ANNUAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION FROM ROOM AIR CONDITIONERS IN 2040 (GWh)
Energy savings (GWh)
42
Percentage of total electricity use (%)
5.94
ANNUAL CO₂ EMISSIONS FROM ROOM AIR CONDITIONERS IN 2040 (thousand tonnes)
CO2 emissions avoided (thousand tonnes)
30
Equivalent to number of passenger cars (thousands)
17
ANNUAL ENERGY COSTS FROM ROOM AIR CONDITIONERS IN 2040 (million US$)
Energy bill savings (million US$)
8.4
Equivalent to number of new power plants (5 MW)
1
CUMULATIVE SAVINGS (2022 - 2040)
Energy savings (GWh)
410
CO2 emissions avoided (thousand tonnes)
298
Energy bill savings (million US$)
82.9
TOTAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION OF ROOM AIR CONDITIONERS IN THREE SCENARIOS (BUSINESS AS USUAL, MINIMUM AMBITION, HIGH AMBITION) (GWh)
Distribution Transformers
ANNUAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION FROM DISTRIBUTION TRANSFORMERS IN 2040 (GWh)
Energy savings (GWh)
16
Percentage of total electricity use (%)
2.29
ANNUAL CO₂ EMISSIONS FROM DISTRIBUTION TRANSFORMERS IN 2040 (thousand tonnes)
CO2 emissions avoided (thousand tonnes)
11.7
Equivalent to number of passenger cars (thousands)
6.5
ANNUAL ENERGY COSTS FROM DISTRIBUTION TRANSFORMERS IN 2040 (million US$)
Energy bill savings (million US$)
3.23
Equivalent to number of new power plants (1 MW)
3
CUMULATIVE SAVINGS (2022 - 2040)
Energy savings (GWh)
119
CO2 emissions avoided (thousand tonnes)
86.4
Energy bill savings (million US$)
24
TOTAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION OF DISTRIBUTION TRANSFORMERS IN THREE SCENARIOS (BUSINESS AS USUAL, MINIMUM AMBITION, HIGH AMBITION) (GWh)
Industrial Electric Motors
ANNUAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION FROM INDUSTRIAL ELECTRIC MOTORS IN 2040 (GWh)
Energy savings (GWh)
9
Percentage of total electricity use (%)
1.23
ANNUAL CO₂ EMISSIONS FROM INDUSTRIAL ELECTRIC MOTORS IN 2040 (thousand tonnes)
CO2 emissions avoided (thousand tonnes)
7
Equivalent to number of passenger cars (thousands)
3.5
ANNUAL ENERGY COSTS FROM INDUSTRIAL ELECTRIC MOTORS IN 2040 (million US$)
Energy bill savings (million US$)
1.7
Equivalent to number of new power plants (1 MW)
1
CUMULATIVE SAVINGS (2022 - 2040)
Energy savings (GWh)
77.3
CO2 emissions avoided (thousand tonnes)
56.2
Energy bill savings (million US$)
15.6
TOTAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION OF INDUSTRIAL ELECTRIC MOTORS IN THREE SCENARIOS (BUSINESS AS USUAL, MINIMUM AMBITION, HIGH AMBITION) (GWh)
