This innovative project aimed to establish a new hybrid development scheme that would launch a Women’s Aquaculture Coop Project at the intake of the Bihongora micro-hydropower project of 5,350 kW. In addition to increasing access to electricity, the Bihongora project hoped to introduce a new hybrid economic development model which involves local communities and resources to maximize impact. It utilised its intake scheme to create a women’s aquaculture coop and supply power to the Rwandan national grid, a 50 kW mini grid, to provide electricity directly to local communities, bringing affordable electricity to the poorer local population and local businesses. This was to be developed in coordination with several economic initiatives including investments in productive use equipment to stimulate growth in local jobs.