EFFECT OF PROJECT DESIGN QUALITY ON THE PERFORMANCE OF ENERGY PROJECTS: A CASE OF THE ENERGY ACCESS AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT IN RUBAVU AS WELL AS MUSANZE DISTRICTS, RWANDA (2022–2025)

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MUTESI Diana, Maridadi John Jovith, Jovine NSEKANABANGA

Project Design Quality, Energy Project Performance, Energy Access, Stakeholder Engagement, Resource Optimization

This study, entitled “Effect of Project Design Quality on the Performance of Energy Projects: Case of EAQIP, Rwanda,” aims to assess how project design quality influences the performance of energy projects implemented under the Energy Access and Quality Improvement Project (EAQIP) in Rwanda. The study is motivated by the need to improve energy service delivery in terms of access, reliability, cost-effectiveness, environmental sustainability, and socio-economic development, despite ongoing investments in the energy sector. It specifically examines how tools for energy project design, human resources, stakeholder engagement, resource optimization, and infrastructure grid and off-grid integration contribute to energy project performance outcomes. The study was guided by a descriptive and correlational research design and adopted a mixed quantitative approach. The target population consisted of 126 EAQIP stakeholders, including project managers, engineers, government officials, environmental specialists, and community representatives involved in project design and implementation. A total of 118 respondents participated in the study, representing a 93.7% response rate, which was considered sufficient for reliable statistical analysis. Data was collected using structured questionnaires and supplemented by selected stakeholder insights to enrich understanding of project design practices. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation, and multiple regression analysis to determine relationships between variables and test hypotheses. Findings revealed that all dimensions of project design quality positively and significantly influence energy project performance. Resource optimization and efficiency emerged as the strongest predictor of performance, followed by infrastructure grid and off-grid integration, stakeholder engagement, tools for project design, and human resources. Results further showed that project design quality explained 51.1% of the variation in energy project performance (R² = 0.511, p < 0.001), confirming a strong and statistically significant relationship between the variables. The study concludes that project design quality is a key determinant of energy project performance in Rwanda. It recommends strengthening resource optimization practices, enhancing the use of advanced design tools, improving human resource capacity, and promoting integrated grid and off-grid systems alongside inclusive stakeholder participation to improve energy sector outcomes.

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MUTESI Diana, Maridadi John Jovith, & Jovine NSEKANABANGA (September-2026). EFFECT OF PROJECT DESIGN QUALITY ON THE PERFORMANCE OF ENERGY PROJECTS: A CASE OF THE ENERGY ACCESS AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT IN RUBAVU AS WELL AS MUSANZE DISTRICTS, RWANDA (2022–2025). INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NOVEL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, 11(9), b409-b424. https://ijnrd.org/papers/IJNRD2609142.pdf

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