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To raise the investments required for the energy
sector, EAC member states need to quickly formulate
a regional framework for resource mobilization that
will target multiple funding sources, including the
private sector. Concerted effort is also required to
expedite the implementation of the transboundary
interconnection to move energy from countries
with a surplus to countries with a deficit, and curb
the development of expensive thermal power
stations by embracing peak power swapping.
Failure to respond speedily will see power demand
in the region continue to outstrip supply, with a
consequent increase in construction of new thermal-
based emergency power plants. This, in turn, will
negatively impact on the unit cost of electricity,
reduce the competitiveness of the region’s products
and slow down economic growth. The over-reliance
on wood-based fuels by the basin states will not
disappear overnight and the attendant problems of
deforestation will continue to affect the region into
the future (International Energy Agency 2014).
Figure 3.3: Energy Development Index for Lake Victoria Basin countries
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Sources: IEA, 2013, “World Energy Outlook 2012”, InternationalEnergyAgency;
The World Bank Databank
(databank.worldbank.org,accessJanuary 2016).
Energy development index
94%
82%
82%
85%
77%
Percentage of population
without access to electricity
The Energy Development Index (EDI) measures the progress in transitioning to reliable, clean and e cient fuels and
energy services - like electricity and modern cooking appliances - at the household and community levels.
Its maximum value is 1.00
*No data available on Burundi’s Energy development index.
0.01
0.00
0.02 0.03 0.04 0.05 0.06 0.07
0.10
0.09
0.08
UGANDA
TANZANIA
KENYA
BURUNDI*
RWANDA
Hydro generation plant between Lake Ruhondo and Lake Burera, Rwanda