Eleventh Session of the IRENA Assembly
18 January 2021 |Virtual Event
The eleventh session of the Assembly will take place on 18 and 21 January 2021 in a virtual...
Coalition for Action 5th Annual Strategy Meeting 2021 (Coalition members only)
25 January 2021 |Virtual Event
The meeting will convene Coalition members to strategically discuss how the work of the Coalition...
Renewable Energy Prospects for Central and South Eastern Europe Energy Connectivity (CESEC) Region and Perspectives for Albania
26 January 2021 |Virtual Event
The workshop is organized by the Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy (MIE) of Albania in...
IRENA Insights
26 January 2021 |WebinarINSPIRE: IRENA’s interactive tool for patent trends and international standards in RE
Every other week, presenters from one of IRENA’s teams – either alone or together with...
ORES Virtual Conference
15 February 2021 |Virtual
The ORES Conference will provide a forum to discuss how some of the challenges to collecting...
SIDS LHI: Technical Webinar Series - Transforming SIDS Power Systems through Variable Renewable Energy - Part 2
- 10 December 2020
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- Islands, Power
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- Virtual Event
This webinar aims to present key findings from the IRENA’s report Transforming small island power systems, share main takeaways from several grid assessment studies, and launch the Agency's new report on 'Quality Infrastructure for Smart...
Technical Webinar Series - Transforming SIDS Power System through VRE in the Pacific
- 29 October 2020
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- Power, Islands
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- Webinar
A webinar that presented key findings from the IRENA’s report 'Transforming small island power systems' and sharing main takeaways from several grid assessment studies conducted in the recent past for the islands in Cook Islands, Vanuatu and...
Energy Transformation in Small Island Developing States
- 15 September 2020
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- Islands
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- Virtual
This event brought together all relevant stakeholders to discuss how partnerships can support building back better in the tourism, fisheries, agriculture, water sectors and how the energy transformation can contribute to food security and enhanced...
SIDS High-Level Dialogue: Accelerating Energy Transition in Small Island Developing States to Stimulate Post-Pandemic Recovery
- 01 – 02 June 2020
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- Islands, Energy Transition, Climate Change
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- Webinar
The High-Level Dialogue organised by AOSIS and IRENA shared insights on the impact of the current crisis on energy in SIDS, highlighting country experiences, exploring the role of financial institutions and identifying prospects for renewable energy...
Workshop on capacity building for preparation of bankable concept notes for the Green Climate Fund
- 26 – 30 November 2019
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- Finance & Investment, Islands
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- Tokyo, Japan
A five-day workshop, jointly organised by the Ministry of the Environment of Japan and IRENA, aims to support the development of bankable project proposals to access climate finance, especially from the GCF, by various stakeholders, including...
Capacity Building on Design of Bankable Power Purchase Agreements in Pacific SIDS
- 25 – 29 November 2019
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- Islands
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- Nadi, Fiji
The capacity building event contributed to the improvement of PPAs (Power Purchase Agreements) in the region and enhanced the capability of local utilities and regulators to design bankable contracts, with the final goal of contributing to...
SIDS Project facilitation training workshop: Supporting the development of bankable bioenergy projects in Cuba
- 18 – 20 November 2019
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- Islands
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- Havana, Cuba
A training workshop jointly led by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and IRENA – Supporting the development of bankable bioenergy projects in Cuba – brought together governments, the private...
IRENA at UN Climate Week & UNGA in New York
- 21 – 27 September 2019
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- Climate Change, Islands
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- New York, United States of America
Between 21 and 27 September 2019, IRENA held and participated in a series of events to boost climate action globally.
Regional Forum on Sustainable Energy in the Indian Ocean islands
- 08 – 11 April 2019
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- Islands
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- Saint Denis, Réunion (France)
Following the success of the SIDS Lighthouses Initiative workshop on renewable energy project development and financing in the Indian Ocean Islands in 2018, IRENA co-organised the Regional Forum on Sustainable Energy in the Indian Ocean islands.
Capacity building workshop on preparation of bankable concept notes for climate finance in SIDS
- 28 – 30 January 2019
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- Finance & Investment
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- Male, Maldives
MOEJ and IRENA organised a three-day training program to support the development of project proposals to access climate finance by SIDS stakeholders through various entities including local banks and climate finance entities.