IRENA Youth Video Contest: Renewable Energy in the Time of COVID-19
09 June 2020 |Virtual
IRENA video contest gives young people a voice in the energy transition and the opportunity to take...
The impact of COVID on the energy transition: Accelerator or retardant?
06 July 2020 |Webinar
Global governments have committed trillions to recovery and have created a space for policymakers...
IRENA Insights: Green Hydrogen
07 July 2020 |Webinar
Every other week, presenters from one of IRENA’s teams – either alone or together with...
Tracking SDG 7: Progress towards achieving universal access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
07 July 2020 |Webinar
This HLPF side-event offers an in-depth discussion on the data and findings of the Tracking SDG 7...
HLPF Side Event: Harnessing energy transformation for a sustainable recovery
08 July 2020 |Webinar
This HLPF side-event will discuss the contribution of energy transformation to better recovery,...
Dynamic regulation and innovations in enabling technologies for a renewable-powered future
20 July 2020 |Webinar
This joint webinar by IRENA and the Council of European Energy Regulators (CEER) discusses the role...
Joint IRENA – JRC Expert Workshop on “Benchmarking long-term scenario comparison studies for the clean energy transition”
10 September 2020 |Webinar
Joint IRENA – JRC Expert Workshop on “Benchmarking long-term scenario comparison...
IRENA Innovation Week 2020
05 October 2020 |Virtual
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) invites you to save the date for the third IRENA...
initiatives
Entrepreneurship Support Facility 1st Technical Committee Meeting
- 05 – 06 March 2020
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- Cape Town, South Africa
The 1st Technical Committee meeting, organised by IRENA in partnership with the SADC Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, brought together Technical Committee members to review applications and select entrepreneurs for the first cohort...
Africa Energy Indaba 2020
- 03 – 04 March 2020
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- Cape Town, South Africa
The Africa Energy Indaba brought together key energy stakeholders to discuss, debate and seek solutions to enable adequate energy generation across Africa. The conference provided an opportunity to shape the African energy policy and a platform for...
Renewable energy investment opportunities in Sub-Saharan Africa at the Africa Investment Forum (AIF)
- 11 November 2019
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- Finance & Investment
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- Johannesburg, South Africa
In partnership with Power Africa and the African Trade Insurance Agency, IRENA hosted a Renewable Energy Matchmaking event in Sub-Saharan Africa 'IRENA’s Sustainable Energy Marketplace: Facilitating renewable energy deal-making in Sub-Saharan...
Renewable Energy Auctions: Sharing the lessons from Sub-Saharan Africa
- 24 – 26 November 2016
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- Finance & Investment, Policy
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- Cape Town, South Africa
Since 2012, South Africa has ranked among the top ten countries globally in terms of renewable energy IPP investments. In four years, South Africa has signed up more investment for independent power generation than has been achieved across the entire...
Renewable Energy Data Collection and Processing Workshop for South Africa
- 27 – 29 August 2016
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- Policy
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- Pretoria, South Africa
This three-day technical workshop on renewable energy data collection, processing, and management was prepared and conducted by IRENA, in collaboration with the International Energy Agency (IEA), the Danish Energy Agency, and South Africa’s...
South African Workshop on Renewable Energy Data Collection and Processing, Methods and Tools
- 16 – 18 July 2016
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- Policy
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- Pretoria, South Africa
The three-day technical workshop, with a purpose to strengthen the knowledge, skills, and analytical abilities in the field of renewable energy data collection, processing, and management, was conducted in order to receive improved data from South...
Renewable Energy Solutions to Power Africa:
- 05 October 2015
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- Power
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- Cape Town, South AFrica
Bridging the Gap for Off-grid Renewable Energy Deployment The IEA Renewable Industry Advisory Board (RIAB) and the Coalition for Action of IRENA, in partnering with the South African Renewable Energy Council (SAREC) and REN21 hosted a side event at...
SIDS Lighthouses Initiative Side Event:
- 05 October 2015
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- Islands
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- Cape Town, South AFrica
Accelerating Renewable Energy Deployment on Islands in Africa, the Indian Ocean, Mediterranean, and South China Sea The Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Lighthouses Initiative is an enabling platform for the strategic deployment of renewable...
High-level meeting of the Africa Clean Energy Corridor (ACEC) Consultative Forum
- 04 October 2015
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- Energy Transition
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- Cape Town, South Africa
The meeting co-organised by IRENA, AUC and NEPAD facilitated a strategic policy dialogue between key decision makers from governments, regional bodies, project practitioners and development partners to enhance policy coherence and strengthen the...