A renewables readiness assessment (RRA) identifies the actions needed to overcome a country’s barriers to renewable energy deployment, with IRENA providing technical support and expertise to facilitate consultations among different national stakeholders. This RRA report for The Gambia is structured in five substantive sections. Section 1 presents the introduction covering country background, RRA methodology and the RRA process in The Gambia. Section 2 presents the renewable and general energy context in the region.