IRENA Insights
04 October 2022 |Webinar
Every other week, presenters from one of IRENA’s teams – either alone or together with...
Scaling-up renewables-based clean cooking: Raising ambitions for achieving 2030 agenda and climate action
10 October 2022 |Accra, Ghana
IRENA, in partnership with the Health and Energy Platform of Action, is hosting a roundtable...
Consultative Workshop on IRENA North African Power Pool Modelling
- 21 – 22 March 2022
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- Energy Transition, Power, Off-grid for Energy Access, Policy, Costs
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- Virtual
Two-day online workshop was realised to follow up on the high-priority issues identified by regional participants in the 2019 IRENA AVRIL workshop and to align IRENA’s efforts with the ongoing efforts towards establishment of a regional...
IRENA Policy Talks 2022
- 28 January 2022
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- Benefits, Off-grid for Energy Access, Energy Transition, Policy
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- Virtual
This event explored how governments can effectively design measures in the post-COVID era and how to ensure that these distinct policy fields form a coherent whole to bring about a just and inclusive transition for all.
Twelfth Session of the IRENA Assembly
- 14 – 16 January 2022
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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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- Abu Dhabi, UAE
The 12th session of the IRENA Assembly took place in a virtual setting from 15 to 16 January 2022 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, with related stakeholder and ministerial meetings held on 13 and 14 January 2022.
A Solution to Streamline Early Stage Solar and Wind Market Planning
- 13 December 2021
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- Off-grid for Energy Access, Power, Policy
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- Virtual
This workshop served to deliver the second phase of the Arab Region Zoning project, by focusing on the technical aspects of the zoning assessment methodology and results.
IRENA Youth TalkEnergy Transition Heroes
- 07 December 2021
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- Climate Change, Off-grid for Energy Access, Energy Transition
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- Virtual, Event
IRENA Youth Talk of the “Energy Transition Heroes” series, organised by IRENA and Enel Foundation, aims at setting the future agenda for youth engagement in the fight against climate change through a renewables-based energy transition.
Africa Renewable Energy Dialogue
- 26 July 2021
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- Policy, Off-grid for Energy Access, Energy Transition
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- Virtual
This Dialogue raised the ambition to accelerate the delivery of distributed renewable energy to the last mile in Africa.
HLPF on Sustainable DevelopmentRenewable Energy as a Key Element of Post-COVID Recovery
- 13 July 2021
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- Energy Transition, Benefits, Off-grid for Energy Access, Finance & Investment
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- Virtual, Event
The event brought together national and sub-regional stakeholders from across Africa to reflect and agree on the role of the energy transition in Africa's response to the current crisis and beyond, in order to achieve sustainable development and...
Advancing the Energy Transition in Central Asia through Nationally Determined Contributions
- 08 July 2021
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- Benefits, Climate Change, Costs, Off-grid for Energy Access, Energy Transition, Finance & Investment, Policy
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- Virtual
IRENA in collaboration with UK COP26 Presidency, has organized a series of Regional Expert Meetings on Climate Change, Enhanced NDCs’ and Renewable Energy Deployment.
Launch Webinar: IRENA’s SolarCity Simulator - Assessing Rooftop Solar Potential
- 29 June 2021
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- Off-grid for Energy Access, Energy Transition
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- Virtual
This webinar featured the launch of the platform and demonstrates how the tool has been utilised by homeowners, investors and project developers to assess the rooftop solar PV potential in areas such as Zhangjiakou, China; Castries, St Lucia; and...
HLDE 2021 | Ministerial Thematic ForumsEnergy Access for Promoting Universal Health Coverage and for Achieving Multiple SDGs
- 24 June 2021
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- Off-grid for Energy Access, Policy
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- Virtual
The event provided participants the opportunity to share experiences, lessons learned and best practices, and to explore modalities to enhance multisectoral cooperation.