The 16th International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Assembly convenes from 10-12 January 2026 in Abu Dhabi – marking the first international energy meeting of the year.
This report explores how auction design can allow for contractual arrangements where risks are shared more equitably, and where objectives beyond price and project realisation are also prioritised.
This twelfth edition of IRENA’s Renewable energy and jobs: Annual review, produced in collaboration with the International Labour Organization (ILO), provides the latest data and estimates of renewable energy employment globally.
This report addresses the benefits of large-scale solar photovoltaic plants for the local environment and biodiversity, and recommends actions to mitigate potential negative impacts.
This report identifies 40 innovations that policymakers can leverage to achieve resilient power systems that expand energy access and drive inclusive sustainable development.
This report evaluates daily, weekly and monthly power system flexibility needs at the global and regional levels, and for different decarbonisation scenarios for the years 2030 and 2050.
This report aims to contribute to a better understanding of the various visions for a just energy transition, and proposes a working definition that can serve as a foundation to inform policy making.
This assessment, developed by IRENA in partnership with the Ministry of Water and Energy, presents key recommendations to advance and accelerate the energy transition in Chad.
This publication presents statistics for the decade 2015-2024 in trilingual tables, covering off-grid power capacity, biogas production and numbers of people using off-grid power and biogas for cooking and lighting.
As global reliance on power systems increases, this report highlights the need to enhance their resilience to climate change and extreme weather events.
Governments are facing a difficult task of bringing the health emergency under control while introducing major stimulus and recovery measures. The crisis has exposed deeply embedded vulnerabilities ...