initiatives
- Clean Energy Corridors
- Coalition for Action
- Global Atlas
- INSPIRE
- IRENA/ADFD Project Facility
- Legislators Forum
- Project Navigator
- REmap
- Renewables Readiness Assessments
- SIDS Lighthouses
IOREC Underway: Leaders Gather to Unlock Investment and Accelerate Off-grid Deployment
Delegates are sharing ideas and insights on the future of standalone and mini-grid renewable energy solutions and are identifying ways to scale-up their adoption.
- November 2018
Enabling Policies Can Unlock Renewable Energy Investments in ASEAN, IRENA Outlines
In a presentation to ASEAN Energy Ministers, Mr. Adnan Z. Amin, the Director-General of IRENA reinforced the Agency’s support for the region’s aspirational renewable energy target of 23 per cent of total primary energy by 2025.
- October 2018
IRENA at SIEW: Socio-Economic Benefits of a Sustainable Energy Future in Southeast Asia
IRENA’s commitment to supporting a sustainable energy transition in Southeast Asia will be showcased during the Singapore International Energy Week (SIEW) starting next week.
- October 2018
Suzhou Forum Calls for Faster Energy Transformation for Better Lives and Prosperity
Senior government officials, business leaders and key players in the global energy sector met today at the Third International Forum on Energy Transitions (IFET) in Suzhou, China.
- October 2018
Advancing Renewable Energy Can Transform Healthcare in Rural Communities
IRENA’s Renewable Energy Solutions for Healthcare Facilities Conference will advance cross-sector discussion between the energy and healthcare communities.
- October 2018
IRENA Engages with Parliamentarians to Increase Ambition on Renewable Energy
During the IPU Assembly, IRENA will engage with legislators on topics such as the design of policy instruments, socio-economic benefits, investment challenges and technological opportunities of renewables to increase parliamentary support for the...
- October 2018
IRENA's Adnan Z. Amin Meets President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to Discuss Egypt’s Energy Future
During the meeting, Director-General Amin and President Sisi discussed Egypt’s remarkable progress in the pursuit of large-scale renewable energy deployment and identified areas in which bilateral cooperation can be strengthened.
- October 2018
Accelerating Renewables Is our Most Effective Climate Solution
IRENA welcomed the IPCC report’s focus on the critical role of renewable energy in tackling climate change and urged the global community to accelerate its deployment.
- October 2018
Be part of the IRENA Gender and Renewable Energy Survey
IRENA, with support from GWNET, REN21 and other institutions, is undertaking a global Gender and Renewable Energy survey.
- October 2018
Adnan Z. Amin on the Future of the Energy System with Columbia Energy Exchange (Podcast)
On a new episode of Columbia Energy Exchange, host Jason Bordoff sits down with Adnan Amin, the Director General of the International Renewable Energy Agency, to discuss the transition to a sustainable energy future.
- October 2018