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This Performance Audit Report presents the audit findings, conclusions, and recommendations on implementing a rural electrification programme through the Rural Energy Agency (REA). The audit assessed the efficiency and effectiveness of REA in implementing the rural electrification programme to ensure sustainable access to energy and improved livelihood of the rural population. It covered three projects, namely: Backbone Transmission Investment Project - Village Electrification Initiative (BTIP - VEI), Densification Round IIA Project, and Renewable Energy Projects for Off-Grid areas, focusing on planning,  procurement, contracts management, management of funds, and assessed the attainment of the rural electrification programme. The audit covered the rural electrification Programme implemented in the five financial years from 2015/16 to 2019/20.