IRENA at CEM10 and MI-4
27 May 2019 |Vancouver, Canada
Ministers from over 25 countries will gather for this year’s 10th Clean Energy Ministerial...
Renewable Energy Benefits: Can South East Europe realise the full potential of the Energy Transition
11 June 2019 |Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
The regional workshop sought to enhance local capacities on renewable energy socio-economic impacts...
IRENA at EU Sustainable Energy Week 2019 in Brussels
17 June 2019 |Brussels, Belgium
EU Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW) will take place in Brussels and IRENA will be present, widely...
Seventeenth Meeting of the IRENA Council
25 June 2019 |Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
The seventeenth meeting of the Council will take place on 25 and 26 June 2019 in Abu Dhabi, United...
IRENA Innovation Day in Uruguay
16 July 2019 |Montevideo, Uruguay
IRENA Innovation Day in Uruguay will focus on innovative solutions for the reliable integration of...
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.
SIDS Lighthouses Initiative workshop on renewable energy project development and financing in the Indian Ocean Islands
- 19 – 23 November 2018
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- Finance & Investment, Islands
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- Port Louis, Mauritius
Organised in the framework of the SIDS Lighthouses Initiative and co-organised with the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC), the regional workshop on renewable energy project development and financing in the Indian Ocean Islands supported capacity building...
IRENA at IPS Connect 2018
- 15 – 19 October 2018
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- Finance & Investment, Islands
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- Maui, Hawaii, United States of America
Under the framework of the SIDS Lighthouses Initiative, IRENA held a technical workshop on project development and financing for Caribbean and Pacific SIDS stakeholders during IPS Connect 2018.
SIDS Lighthouses Initiative 2.0: High-Level Roundtable on “Increasing Ambition to Accelerate Energy Transformation in SIDS”
- 28 September 2018
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- Islands, Energy Transition, Off-grid for Energy Access, Climate Change
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- New York, USA
The SIDS Lighthouses Initiative was launched at the 2014 UN Climate Summit to support Small Island Developing States (SIDS) energy system transformation and facilitate co-ordinated support through partnerships with public, private, intergovernmental,...
Improving islands capacities to develop bankable renewable energy projects
- 12 January 2018
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- Islands
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- Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Member countries and observer institutions met during the IRENA 8th Assembly in 2018 to identify the best options for IRENA to facilitate the development of renewable energy projects in Small Island Developing States (SIDS).
Isolated Power Systems Connect 2017 – International technology Forum for System Operators and Owners
- 13 – 17 November 2017
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- Power, Islands
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- Rottnest Island, Australia
This event, co-organised with the Pacific Power Association, was composed of several segments: a two-day training for utility engineers from the Pacific Islands on planning and implementation of renewable energy and energy storage projects for small...
Bonn Lecture Series: Island Energy Transitions
- 09 November 2017
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- Islands, Off-grid for Energy Access, Energy Transition
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- Bonn, Germany
Electricity generation in most Island States is dependent on imported refined petroleum products. This dependence, combined with long supply chains and limited purchasing power means that Small Island Developing States have some of the highest...
Training Workshop on VRE Grid Integration Studies and Power System Modelling
- 23 October – 03 November 2017
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- Islands, Power
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- Nadi, Fiji
IRENA, in cooperation with the Pacific Power Association, organised a hands-on workshop to train utility engineers in Pacific islands in the use of power system analysis software tools. The application of the tools will enable the countries to plan...
Workshop on Financing Renewable Energy in Small Island States
- 01 – 03 December 2016
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- Finance & Investment, Islands
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- Nadi, Fiji
Co-organised with Japan’s Ministry of the Environment, the USA’s Departments of Energy and State, the Pacific Community, the Asian Development Bank, and the Green Climate Fund, IRENA hosted a three-day workshop on renewable energy finance...