B12 · Rwanda
Assessment of fiscal incentive impact on off-grid solar systems in Rwanda
- Period
- Jan 2021 – Mar 2021
- Client
- ACE - Tetra Tech Europe
- AESG's role
- Lead company
- Where
- Rwanda
Evidence base on how tax policies, subsidies and grants, and other incentives affected off-grid solar sub-sector development, fiscal revenue and socio-economic outcomes — specifically their contribution to increased foreign investment and to household adoption through improved access and affordability — with recommendations to revise specific fiscal incentives.
What the work involved
- More specifically, the study was required to assess the extent to which a range and combination of fiscal regimes – namely (i) tax policies, (ii) subsidies and grants, and (iii) other incentives – in place for the off-grid sector have contributed to: Increase in foreign investment in the sector, Reaching end users with a significant impact in increasing adoption of off-grid solutions by households through improved access to and affordability of Off Grid Solar systems. In addition, the study was expected to recommend an update or revision of specific fiscal incentives including but not limited to tax incentives. 26
Detail from AESG Company Profile 2026, p.26.