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Scaling-Up Renewable Energy Program for Low Income Countries


Administered by The World Bank


Area of focus - Mitigation - general


Date operational - 2009


The Scaling-Up Renewable Energy Program in Low Income Countries (SREP) is a targeted program of the Strategic Climate Fund (SCF), which is one of two funds within the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) framework.

The SREP was designed to demonstrate the economic, social and environmental viability of low carbon development pathways in the energy sector in low-income countries.

It aims to help low-income countries use new economic opportunities to increase energy access through renewable energy use.