Technological advancements continue to drive renewable energy prices down, often making electricity from solar and wind cheaper than fossil fuel sources. Renewables power economies while opening markets to private investment, combating the climate crisis, and creating local jobs for people in rural and remote areas where industry and employment may be scarce.

Our Work

USAID’s Scaling Up Renewable Energy (SURE) program helps partner countries meet bold international climate commitments by accelerating their transition to more widely accessible, affordable, reliable, and sustainable energy that spurs economic growth, powers health systems, and reduces emissions.

Through SURE, USAID provides renewable energy planning, procurement, grid integration, and circular economy support services, including trainings, tools, and resources to help policymakers, utilities, and regulators modernize energy sectors and create policies that enable renewable energy markets to flourish.

As more partner countries aim to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 and reduce hazardous waste, SURE’s Innovation Fund identifies opportunities and builds partnerships to deploy clean energy technology, implement energy efficiency innovation, and promote a circular economy for renewable energy equipment.

Impact

Through the SURE program, USAID helps partner countries accelerate the clean energy transition. More countries are reducing their greenhouse gas emissions and reaping the social and economic benefits of renewable energy. By working together and applying evidence-based approaches, local economies are seeing an increase in private investment in the renewable energy market. More people have the skills to transition to the clean energy economy. Institutions are better equipped to respond to energy and climate challenges. And more people have cleaner and more reliable electricity.

Between 2017 and 2022, USAID’s SURE program achieved the following results:

•  112.7M tCO₂e of GHG emissions reduced or avoided through 2030
•  $8.96 Billion of investment mobilized for clean energy
•  5,289 Persons trained in clean energy
•  13 Auctions for clean energy supported
•  11.5 GW of clean energy generation capacity procured
•  651 Institutions with improved capacity to address clean energy issues
•  17 Laws, Policies, regulations, or standards addressing clean energy proposed, adopted, or implemented
•  87 Tools proposed, developed, adopted or implemented
•  6,751 Persons (4,083 women, 2,668 men) trained to advance outcomes consistent with gender equality or female empowerment through their roles in public or private sector institutions or organizations

See our results

Stories

USAID’s SURE program advances equitable and ambitious actions to confront the climate crisis. Getting it right leads us to a more resilient, prosperous, and equitable world with net-zero emissions.

Trainings and Events

In today’s rapidly evolving renewable energy marketplace, it can be challenging to keep track of emerging trends and best practices in renewable energy policy, innovations, and market trends. SURE hosts in-person and online events to help partners gain knowledge and capacity to succeed and be self-reliant. We are committed to interventions that are country-led and country-owned.

Contacts