Events

This event conducted jointly with the Private Financing Advisory Network (PFAN) comprised the launch of the Sustainable Energy Marketplace for Asia and brought together regional finance and project development professionals to meet, share ideas and take concrete steps on viable projects identified as being in need of project finance, project development and risk management support.

The Regional Renewable Energy Policy Support Mechanism Workshop for Southeast Asia was organised by IRENA as a capacity building activity for sharing experiences in setting more market-based renewable energy support schemes. The workshop is part of the implementation of ASEAN-IRENA MoU and Action Plan.

This workshop brought together policy makers and leading energy system modelers from China and abroad to share their experience in using models and scenario analysis to address some of the key questions in the electric power sector.

To support the development of renewable energy and further increase of investment levels in the Arab region, IRENA, LAS, RCREEE, UNDP and LCEC hosted a two-day event to examine the current financing landscape, identify key barriers and explore how innovative finance and risk mitigation solutions can serve to attract more private investment into the region.

IRENA in collaboration with the Ministry of Mines and Energy, Colombia, organised a workshop to explore the current renewable energy policy landscape in Latin America, the growing role of public and private financing for renewables, and the available project facilitation tools for countries in the region.

In the framework of the OLADE Experts Meeting, IRENA and OLADE jointly organised a workshop focused on opportunities for accelerating the energy transformation in Latin America.