The Rural Electrification Agency
Dec 05, 2013
REA was established as a semi- autonomous Agency by the Minister of Energy and Mineral Development through Statutory Instrument 2001 no. 75, in accordance with section 62 of the Electricity Act 1999, to operationalize Government’s rural electrification function under a publicprivate partnership.
OUR VISION: Universal access to electricity by 2035
OUR MISSION: To facilitate provision of electricity for socio- economic rural transformation in an equitable and sustainable manner.
WHY THE RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AGENCY:
REA was established as a semi- autonomous Agency by the Minister of Energy and Mineral Development through Statutory Instrument 2001 no. 75, in accordance with section 62 of the Electricity Act 1999, to operationalize Government’s rural electrifi cation function under a publicprivate partnership. It functions as the secretariat of the Rural Electrification Board (REB) which carries out the Minister’s rural electrifi cation responsibilities, as defined in the Electricity Act.
The rural electrification projects rolled over from the 2005. The projects implemented in the Rural Electrification programme generally fall into four (4) categories. These are:-
i) Large grid Extension projects, each one covering several districts;
ii) Small community schemes within the proximity of service provider footprints;
iii) Independent grids for closely settled communities which cannot access the grid in the near future; and
iv) Provision of solar photo voltaic systems for dispersed households or building
