Call for nominations of experts for the SREP Expert Group

We are pleased to announce an open call for nominations of internationally recognized experts to serve on the Expert Group for the Program for Scaling Up Renewable Energy in Low Income Countries (SREP).  The mandate of the group is to make recommendations to the SREP Sub-Committee on the selection of country or regional pilots for the SREP.

Nominations for experts submitted by any party should include an expression of interest, the expert’s name, contact information, area of expertise (taking into account the areas of discipline outlined in paragraph 16 of the Criteria for selecting Expert Group members under SREP) and a resume. 

The deadline for submitting nominations to the CIF Administrative Unit is Friday, March 19, 2010.  Nominations should be sent to the CIF Administrative Unit: cifadminunit@worldbank.org.

Relevant Documents:

Criteria for selecting Expert Group members under SREP (pending Sub-Committee approval by mail)

Criteria for selecting country and regional pilots under the SREP (pending Sub-Committee approval by mail)

Call for nominations of experts

An Expert Group will be established by the SREP Sub-Committee to make recommendations on the selection of country or regional programs.

• willingness to undertake a program for renewable energy development that may lead the country toward a low carbon development path in the energy sector;

• potential capacity for implementation, including a business friendly environment; and

• suitable country conditions for scaling-up renewable energy, such as urbanization, industrialization, dispersed rural populations and the country’s stage of renewable energy development.