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...
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...
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...
ORES Virtual Conference
15 February 2021 |Virtual
The ORES Conference will provide a forum to discuss how some of the challenges to collecting...
The New Generation of Decision Makers – IRENA Youth Forum @ the 11th IRENA Assembly
- 14 January 2021
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- Benefits, Climate Change, Costs, Off-grid for Energy Access, Energy Transition, Finance & Investment, Heating & Cooling, Innovation, Islands, Policy, Power, Statistics, Transport
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- Virtual Event
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) organised the second edition of the IRENA Youth Forum: The New Generation of Decision Makers, which took place on 14 January 2021 at the margins of the eleventh session of the IRENA Assembly.
2021 IRENA Public-Private Dialogue – COVID-19 as a game-changer: Actions needed to accelerate the pace of the energy transition
- 14 January 2021
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- Benefits, Climate Change, Costs, Off-grid for Energy Access, Energy Transition, Finance & Investment, Heating & Cooling, Innovation, Islands, Policy, Power, Statistics, Transport
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- Virtual Event
The fourth edition of IRENA’s annual pre-Assembly Public-Private Dialogue took place virtually on 14 January 2021 (15:00 to 18:00 Gulf Standard Time) on the sidelines of the Eleventh Session of the IRENA Assembly.
2021 IRENA Legislators Forum – Parliamentary actions to scale up renewable investments: Renewable energy as an enabler of services
- 13 January 2021
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- Benefits, Climate Change, Costs, Off-grid for Energy Access, Energy Transition, Finance & Investment, Heating & Cooling, Innovation, Islands, Policy, Power, Statistics, Transport
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- Virtual Event
The Forum convened parliamentary leaders from across the world to discuss global, regional and local agendas relating to a renewables-based energy transition and served as a platform for substantive dialogue amongst legislators and renewable energy...
Planning with Net-Zero Scenarios: Moving from Political Ambition to Country-Level Pathways
- 17 December 2020
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- Climate Change, Off-grid for Energy Access, Power
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- Virtual Event
IRENA brought together global leaders and experts discussed the importance of long-term energy scenarios (LTES) in guiding ambitious climate objectives, and how to better align LTES with the Paris agreement through LT-LEDS.
ECOWAS Sustainable Energy Forum 2020
- 24 – 26 November 2020
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- Off-grid for Energy Access, Energy Transition, Finance & Investment
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- Virtual
ESEF 2020 raised awareness about the progress made by ECOWAS member states toward achieving sustainable energy targets set for 2030. It also focused on achieving the vision of the ECOWAS for a prosperous regional sustainable energy market, which is...
IRENA at the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development
- 07 – 17 July 2020
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- Off-grid for Energy Access, Benefits
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- Virtual
The United Nations High-level Political Forum (HLPF) is the main body for follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Tracking SDG 7: Progress towards achieving universal access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
- 07 July 2020
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- Off-grid for Energy Access
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- Webinar
This HLPF side-event offered an in-depth discussion on the data and findings of the Tracking SDG 7 Progress Report, to be presented by the IEA, IRENA, UNSD, World Bank and WHO.
Powering Healthcare: Best Practices, Lessons and Considerations
- 30 June 2020
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- Benefits, Off-grid for Energy Access, Policy
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- Webinar
The webinar will explore the efforts in powering healthcare facilities, especially as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The speakers will highlight the case studies and lessons learnt from some of the healthcare electrification projects.
Global Launch of Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report
- 04 June 2020
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- Benefits, Off-grid for Energy Access, Policy
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- Virtual
This high-level event hosted by United Nations Group of Friends of Sustainable Energy (Norway, Denmark, Ethiopia and Pakistan) and supported by SDG 7 custodians agencies, presented findings of Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report (2020),...
Virtual workshop: Mineral Criticality and the Energy Transition
- 02 June 2020
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- Energy Transition, Off-grid for Energy Access
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- Virtual event
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Energy Resources held a virtual workshop to discuss global mineral needs as the energy transition ramps up.