Long-Term Energy Scenarios Network Events
Since May 2018, IRENA's LTES Network has brought together experts from around the world to exchange experiences and good practices regarding the development and use of long-term energy scenarios that support the clean energy transition. The LTES Network facilitates a global platform to foster dialogues with the key players in governments to accelerate the clean energy transition.
More information about the events detailed below is available upon request at ltes@irena.org.
Upcoming events
Past events
2025
11 January 2025
15th IRENA Assembly: Global Coalition for Energy Planning
Co-hosted two sessions during the 2025 IRENA Assembly to support the development of the Global Coalition for Energy Planning (GCEP). The first, an open meeting held on 11 January, introduced the GCEP’s proposed principles and explored how stronger links between energy planning and the finance community can accelerate national energy transitions. The second, a closed discussion on 13 January co-organized with Brazil’s Ministry of Energy and Mines, brought together key stakeholders to dive deeper into the Coalition’s focus areas, structure, and next steps ahead of its formal launch later in 2025. Together, these sessions laid important groundwork for shaping a collaborative global framework to strengthen national energy planning and drive investment in clean energy transitions, particularly in the Global South.
2024
12-13 December 2024
Chile's Long-term Energy Planning (PELP) Final Audience
The Global Network on LTES shared international perspectives on evolving energy planning approaches for clean energy transitions at Chile's final public hearing of its 2023-2027 Long-Term Energy Planning (PELP) process. This knowledge exchange highlighted Chile's innovative approaches to institutionalizing energy planning through legal frameworks while effectively integrating territorial and environmental considerations. The discussions also explored technical challenges in Chile's power system.
10-11 December 2024
Energy Modelling Hub 2024 Annual Forum
Day one focused on Modelling Emerging Technologies, Model Comparison, addressing Innovations and Challenges in Distribution Systems, and panels on Data Driven Decision Making, as well as AI and Optimization. Day two focused on Policymaking and Decision-Making Discussions, featuring topics on Strengthening System Reliability, the Economic Realities of Energy Transitions, and Sustainability Considerations in Energy Transitions. Proceedings will be uploaded soon.
27 November 2024
Collaboration with Regional Forum of Energy Planners of Latin America and the Caribbean (FOREPLEN): Session: Governance and Participation in Energy Planning
IRENA LTES Network shared practices and experiences from the LTES Network country members and partners, and experiences collected from the LTES dialogues on designing and implementing participative processes for developing LTES.
16 November 2024
UNFCCC COP29 Official Side Event: Long-term Strategies & Financing the Energy Transition
Based on experiences collected by the Global LTES Network, IRENA shared insights on how to effectively translate planning into investment during an official COP29 side event. Key takeaways from the panel discussion include the importance of policy coherence and strong market signals to attract private investments, inclusive stakeholder engagement involving the private sector, and building capacity and green financing expertise. Proceedings will be uploaded soon.
1 October 2024 | Foz do Igacu, Brazil
Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) 15 Long-Term Energy Scenarios (LTES) Initiative : “Global Best Practices on Energy Planning: Attracting Investment for Clean Energy Transition”
This side event, hosted by the CEM LTES Initiative, built insights from ongoing dialogues and the exchange of experiences within the country members and partners of the LTES Initiative and beyond. It showcased how energy planning frameworks can create investor-friendly environments and accelerate the clean energy transition. Proceedings will be uploaded soon.
9-11 September 2024
5th International Forum on Long-Term Energy Scenarios
The LTES International Forum explored how long-term energy scenarios can support the global transition to a renewable and sustainable energy future. This edition addressed aspects of the energy transition, as reflected in the priorities set by the LTES Network Members and Partners to encourage in-depth discussions within the energy planning community.
Recordings and proceedings are available here.
5 September – 27 November 2024
IRENA hosted a webinar series in 2024 that fostered strategic dialogues between the energy planning community and financial institutions to explore leveraging national energy planning frameworks to mobilize public and private finance and de-risk investments in the clean energy transition.
26 June 2024
This event introduced the Participatory Processes Toolkit to an audience of energy planners and energy system modellers. The event highlighted the importance of participatory processes in energy planning and demonstrate the toolkit's utility in fostering effective stakeholder engagement. Proceedings will be uploaded soon.
14 June 2024 | Brasilia, Brazil
Side event at IRENA Council: Best Practices in Energy Planning for Social Inclusion and Mobilizing Finance
This session explored key elements of effective energy planning, with a focus on inclusive approaches, cross-government collaboration, and the strategic use of energy scenarios to mobilize finance. Drawing on insights from members and partners of the Global LTES Network, the session highlighted the role of strong planning frameworks in national energy policy. Discussions emphasized how inclusive and cooperative planning can improve transparency, reduce investment risks, and support social inclusion.
29 May 2024 | Belo Horizante, Brazil
IRENA’s side event at Energy Transition Working Group (ETWG) meeting. "Advancing Energy Transition: Best Practices in Energy Planning for Social Inclusion and Mobilizing Finance"
This session explored the components that constitute effective energy planning, with a focus on the inclusivity of energy planning processes, including national cross-governmental cooperation, as well as the strategic use of energy scenarios for mobilizing energy transition finances.
16 April 2024
IRENA Assembly event: Participatory Strategies for Developing Just and Renewable-Based Energy Pathways
This session explored the critical role of participatory processes in national energy planning and policy-making. It highlighted the integration of diverse stakeholder perspectives to build robust and socially inclusive energy scenarios. (proceedings to be added soon).
15 April 2024 | Brasilia, Brazil
G20 Energy Transition Working Group (14-16 April 2024)
Presentation titled: Opportunities for International Collaboration in Energy Planning
18 March 2024
IRENA Insights – “Scenarios for the Energy Transition: Experiences and good practices in Africa”
The webinar introduced the Scenarios for the energy transition: Experience and good practices in Africa report which summarizes the presentations and discussions during the Long-Term Energy Scenarios (LTES) for Developing National Energy Transition Plans in Africa webinar series. It presents key findings and recommendations that are broadly relevant to African countries, as well as to stakeholders attempting to improve their planning processes across the world.
2023
11-12 December 2023
Energy Modelling Hub Annual Forum
The LTES Network co-hosted the Energy Modelling Hub’s Annual Forum in Ottawa, Canada. The event consisted of 2 days of thematic sessions focusing on global and Canadian issues in the context of reaching net-zero in the Canadian energy sector (proceedings will be uploaded soon).
5 December 2023
LTES COP 28 Event
The LTES Network organized an event at the UAE Pavilion during COP28. The event aimed to raise awareness of the importance of coordinating national energy and climate plans. The event featured an expert discussion with representatives from LTES Network partners, the UNFCCC, and the World Energy Council, moderated by the Clean Energy Ministerial.
22 November 2023
Stakeholder-driven energy scenarios for a just transition: Dialogue with the scientific community
IRENA and IEECP co-hosted a workshop to highlight participatory scenarios and scientific input in energy planning, focusing on best practices and inclusive strategies. This event is part of the participatory processes workstream under the LTES Network.
16 November 2023
Joint workshop on public participation in energy and grid planning
IRENA, REN21, RGI and GGI co-hosted a workshop on engaging the public and civil society in energy and grid planning, featuring participants from government, international organizations and NGOs.
12 October 2023
The LTES Network organized a session at RESEE2023 to explore the role of long-term energy scenarios (LTES) in mobilizing investments and action for the energy transition, and the crucial role of clear communication and dialogue to achieve it.
29 September 2023
As the first discussion of sector coupling under the LTES Network scope, this session mapped out the key considerations that scenario practitioners need to incorporate when including sector coupling aspects in long-term energy scenarios.
Recording | Presentation | Summary
2 August – 20 September 2023
Long-term energy scenarios (LTES) for developing national clean energy transition plans in Asia
IRENA hosted a regional webinar series on national long-term energy scenarios in Asia to discuss current practices, experiences, challenges, and opportunities in developing and using LTES to facilitate the energy transition in the region.
19 July 2023
IRENA at the 14th Clean Energy Ministerial and 8th Mission Innovation meeting (CEM14/MI-8)
This side event hosted an expert panel discussion to collaboratively outline the strategic current and emerging priorities in using and developing national LTES that impact the pace of the energy transition and must be included in the global discussion agenda on LTES.
Event Website | Event Recording
5 July 2023
Country Workshop on Participatory Processes For Developing National Long-Term Energy Scenarios
The LTES network hosted a half-day virtual workshop to facilitate knowledge sharing among government scenario practitioners on the challenges and benefits of involving diverse stakeholders in the development of long-term energy scenarios.
7 June 2023
SB58 event in IRENA office
During the 2023 Bonn Climate Change Conference, experts from IRENA’s Innovation and Technology Centre organized an informational session to showcase their key projects and how they contribute to the global climate response. The LTES team presented the work of the LTES Network as well as the recent report on LTES and LT-LEDS alignment.
Event Summary | Presentation 1 | Presentation 2
30 May 2023
IRENA Insights – Long-term energy scenarios and low-emission development strategies
The Insights Webinar introduced IRENA’s report Long-term energy scenarios and low-emission development strategies: Stocktaking and alignment, which analyses 24 LTES and 36 scenario-based LT-LEDS, their institutional frameworks and the technical coverage of their scenarios.
20 March 2023
Senior Official’s Meeting Clean Energy Ministerial: Accelerating the Clean Energy Transition: Insights from the Long-Term Energy Scenario (LTES) Initiative
This session was aimed at discussing the practices and experiences collected through the exchange of knowledge fostered by the Initiative on how energy scenarios are being used to accelerate the clean energy transition. A case from one country member outlining how the LTES Initiative has supported the development of its national energy plans and strategies was presented during the session.
13 January 2023
This meeting gathered specialists from diverse sectors to discuss frameworks for developing and using long-term energy scenarios (LTES) targeting net-zero emissions to achieve climate goals, create long-term development strategies and their uses and impacts on critical sectors, such as the financial sector.
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2022
7 – 9 December 2022
4th International Forum on Long-term Scenarios for the Clean Energy Transition
The International Forum on Long-term Scenarios for the Clean Energy Transition brings together scenario practitioners in government, academia, technical institutions and the private sector to discuss how to strengthen the development and improve energy scenarios to guide the clean energy transition. It is the annual flagship event of IRENA's LTES Network and Clean Energy Ministerial LTES Initiative.
21 – 23 September 2022
This side event co-organised by IRENA’s LTES Initiative, Energy Foundation China and China EV100 gathered government officials and industry experts from around the world to discuss the key drivers and uncertainties around the development of the future transportation system that need to be reflected in long-term energy scenarios and how long-term scenarios can be made useful for guiding the development of the transportation industry.
See proceedings here.
25 August 2022
COREN 2022 9th Regional Energy Congress Renewable Energies for a Sustainable Future: “Long-Term Scenarios for the Energy Transition: facing the new challenges of the future”
This virtual session highlighted the strategic actions, best practices and uses that Latin American and Caribbean countries have given to long-term energy scenarios; it will also open the debate on the challenges and opportunities faced by governments to incorporate the aspects of a just energy transition in their energy planning processes.
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25 May 2022
Energy scenario communication for strengthened inputs and trustworthy outputs – Long-Term Energy Scenarios (LTES) Network: Side event at International Energy Workshop (IEW)
IRENA organized a side event at the 2022 International Energy Workshop conference to gather experience on participatory processes and stakeholder consultation from the scientific community. The key findings from this event are meant to support government planners in improving their communication practices around energy transition scenarios and help frame the LTES’ future activities with governments.
28 March 2022
IRENA at BETD 2022 – Insights from Net-zero LTES for National Energy Planning
This event brought together experts to explore how this plethora of net-zero LTES can be analysed and compared to produce useful insights for ambitious policymaking. It also featured insights gained from IRENA’s National Energy Transition Planning Dashboard, which showcases information and highlights of national energy plans around the world.
2021
14 December 2021
IRENA Insights – Benchmarking Scenario Comparisons: Key indicators for the clean energy transition
This webinar discussed the main findings from the recently-published collaborative report between IRENA and the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) Benchmarking Scenario Comparisons: Key indicators for the clean energy transition, which highlights the motivation, focus and methods of 14 scenario comparison studies, synthesizing experts’ views on how to improve such studies to gain insights for the clean energy transition.
30 November – 7 December 2021
2nd Webinar Series on National Experience in Long-Term Energy Scenario Use and Development
IRENA’s “Long-term Energy Scenarios Network” (LTES Network) provides a platform for national and regional energy scenario practitioners to share experience and good practices in using and developing scenarios.
29 November 2021 – 13 January 2022
Long-Term Energy Scenarios (LTES) for Developing National Energy Transition Plans in Africa
IRENA hosted a webinar series on “Long-term energy scenarios (LTES) for developing national energy transition plans in Africa”, in collaboration with the following regional implementation partners: UNECA, GET.transform, AUDA-NEPAD, AfDB and the MoE-Kenya.
8-10 June 2021
3rd International Forum on Long-term Scenarios for the Clean Energy Transition
The International Forum on Long-term Scenarios for the Clean Energy Transition brought together scenario practitioners in government, academia, technical institutions and the private sector to discuss how to strengthen the development and improve energy scenarios to guide the clean energy transition.
31 May 2021
The IRENA – Agora Energiewende joint event explored national perspectives on the most critical energy transition features and how governments use LTES to spur the discussion and articulate the pathways to achieve carbon neutrality.
03 February – 2 June 2021
The series provides a platform to exchange knowledge, collect best practices and experiences from government energy planners in Latin America in the development and use of long-term energy scenarios to guide national energy plans in the clean energy transition.
2020
17 December 2020
Planning with Net-Zero Scenarios: Moving from Political Ambition to Country-Level Pathways
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.
1 December 2020
IRENA Insights – Scenarios for the Energy Transition: Global experience and best practices
This webinar presented IRENA’s new report “Scenarios for the Energy Transition: Global experience and best practices”, which showcases efforts from governments and technical institutions worldwide to improve the use and development of long-term energy scenarios to guide national policy-making towards the clean energy transition.
18 September 2020
11th Clean Energy Ministerial Meeting Pre-Event: Raising global climate ambition in uncertain times with long-term energy scenario (LTES)
This open event aims to discuss how mid- and long-term energy scenarios (LTES) can aid policymakers to navigate through disruptive events and help guide short-term decision making. It will be hosted by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and feature the Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) campaign on “Long-term Energy Scenario for the Clean Energy Transition” (LTES Campaign).
10-11 September 2020
The aim of the workshop was to exchange experience on long-term energy scenario comparison studies, in a bid to map the motivation, the focus and the methods of such studies. Discussions were held on how scenario comparison results and insights could be employed for policymaking in the context of the clean energy transition.
26 March 2020
Second International Forum on Long-term Energy Scenarios (LTES) for the Clean Energy Transition
2020 International Forum: Long-term Energy Scenarios (LTES) for the Clean Energy Transition showcased the results of the LTES campaign’s second year of activities, which included the experiences and insights gathered through a series of activities carried out by IRENA.
10-12 January 2020
Tenth Session of the IRENA Assembly
A side event held during IRENA’s pre-Assembly day on “International dialogue on energy planning: Global best practices from the Long-term Energy Scenarios network and Roundtable Discussion on Strategic Energy Planning” aimed to assist government decision-makers in understanding how global good-practices and ongoing International dialogues on energy planning can help to develop robust national planning processes.
2019
23 October 2019
United Nations Economic Commission for Latin American and The Caribbean – Global practices in the use and development of long-term energy scenarios for the clean energy transition
The 3rd Regional Energy Planners Forum, organised by the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, is a permanent forum for cooperation that summons the teams and entities involved in energy planning in Latin America. The objective of the forum is to generate – together and with a long-term vision – the necessary knowledge that leads to the planning of sustainable, safe and affordable energy systems, pointing to the complementarity in the Region within the framework of an energy transition.
11 September 2019
24th World Energy Congress: “Regional integration and roles of scenarios and long-term planning”
This side event for the 24th World Energy Congress was organised by the Clean Energy Ministerial with multiple contributing organisations, including IRENA. The event was made up of sessions with the unifying theme of Regional Integration and provided many different perspectives throughout, such as LTES planning. The session organized by IRENA focused on regional integration and roles of scenario and long-term planning.
22 August 2019
This side event discussed approaches to bridge long-term energy planning and climate policymaking communities. Experiences and good practices being made to include LTES into the climate policymaking process were presented. The session included expert presentations and a panel discussion with government practitioners in energy scenario and climate policy-making, as well as organisations supporting countries with NDCs.
10-12 April 2019
Long-term Energy Scenario (LTES) Campaign: 2019 International Forum
This workshop presented and discussed issues with Long-term Energy Scenarios (LTES) for a clean energy transition, with a segment focused on drafting recommendations for the CEM ministerial meeting in May 2019.
13 March 2019
Taking place during the 2019 Scenarios Forum, the session titled “Renewable-based Electrification: How can we Improve Scenarios for Clean Energy Transition?” addressed how long-term energy scenarios can better account for the potentially transformational changes related to renewables-based electrification.
25-26 February 2019
CEM LTES campaign workshop in Brazil
This workshop, co-hosted by the Ministry of Mines and Energy and the Energy Research Office of Brazil, discussed issues regarding the use, development and capacity building of long-term energy scenarios (LTES) to support the clean energy transition, focusing on Latin America.
2018
28-30 November 2018
As part of IRENA’s Clean Energy Ministerial Campaign (CEM) on “Long-term Energy Scenarios (LTES) for the Clean Energy Transition”, this session focused on the task of capturing transformational change.
5-7 September 2018
An action-focused gathering of around 250 leading companies, innovators and policy makers from across IRENA’s diverse global membership, convened to explore how innovations in enabling technologies, business models, system operations and sector coupling can accelerate the renewable power transition.