The Rural Electrification Strategy (RES) of the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) aims to substantially scale up access to electricity services for rural area, where about 85% of the Cambodian population lives and only 15% of them have access to electricity services and to improve the standard of living, reduce poverty and foster economic development. By 2020, the objective is for all villages (100%) to have access to electricity in different forms; by the year 2030 - 70% of all rural households should be electrified. The remaining rural households (30%) shall be targeted by a "Renewable Energy Development Program" which will provide quality renewable energy services in remote regions by using mostly solar applications (solar lanterns, SHS). The main components of the Rural Electrification Strategy are as follows: