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Solar PV Minigrid Technology: Peak Shaving Analysis in the East African Community Countries

Table 13

Institutions involved in the energy sector in Burundi.

InstitutionMandateRef

RegidesoNational utility that owns and manages Burundi’s thermal and hydropower plants[49]
Burundian Agency for Rural Electrification (ABER)Planning, carrying out studies, and carrying out projects for electrification of rural centers, villages. Regulates the electricity generation, transmission, and distribution.[50]
Ministry of Energy and MinesOversees the development of policy and regulations of the energy sector. It coordinates sector planning as well as for the management of the energy sector[51]