Rural Energy Development Programme

The Rural Energy Development Programme (REDP) is a joint initiative of the Government of Nepal (GoN), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the World Bank (WB), operational in more than 300 remote rural communities in 25 hilly districts of Nepal. The programme provides support at community, district and central levels for the enhancement of rural livelihoods through promotion of rural energy systems, particularly community managed micro hydro systems, which serve as an entry point for social, economic and environmental development.

Area of Evaluation: 

Mitigation

Thematic Cluster: 

Sustainable community development

Theme of Evaluation: 

Renewable Energy

GEF Funding: 

No

Level of Evaluation: 

Country

Region: 

South Asia

Type of Evaluation: 

Final Evaluation

Institution: 

UNDP

Evaluation Author: 

Soma Dutta, Rana Pratap Singh and Homa Thakali

Year of Evaluation: 

2007