Energy access priorities:
The objectives of REF are (1)- to promote equitable rural electrification coverage by facilitating the population’s access to electricity at affordable price for economic, social and household uses, thus contributing to poverty reduction, and (2)- to promote and encourage private sector to participate in providing sustainable rural electrification services; [...].
Energy access action plan:
At present, Department of Rural Electrification Fund of EDC [...] has four rural electrification development programs consisting of (1)- Program for Power to the Poor (P2P), (2)- Program for Solar Home System (SHS), (3)- Program for Providing Assistance to Develop Electricity Infrastructure in Rural Areas, and (4)- Program for implementing the subsidy scheme for licensees connected to the grid system to reduce the tariff for sale of electricity in provinces and cities.
Energy access targets:
The goal of RGC is (i) by the year 2020, all the villages of the Kingdom of Cambodia will have electricity of some type; and (ii) by the year 2030, at least 70% of households will have access to grid-quality electricity