This analysis explores the tecno-economic potential for the trading of green hydrogen and its associated commodities such as ammonia, e-methanol and direct reduced iron.

This 6th edition of the UN ESCAP Financing for Development series, for which IRENA is a contributor, reviews sustainable debt capital markets, energy transition financing and green project pipelines in the Asia and the Pacific region.

This report explores how North Africa can harness green hydrogen for industrial growth, highlighting key enablers and barriers to its development.

This an annual report monitors global progress towards Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 7, to ensure affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all by 2030.

This regional energy transition outlook for the European Union outlines a practical roadmap for achieving climate neutrality while reinforcing energy security and economic competitiveness.

This assessment of Somalia’s energy sector identifies the key actions required to overcome existing barriers to renewable energy development and expansion.

This report summarises IRENA analysis to identify favourable zones in Colombia for utility-scale solar PV and onshore wind projects, and their associated techno-economic parameters.

Robust quality infrastructure is required to ensure the resilience of renewable energy infrastructure in the face of increasingly extreme weather events around the world.

This report provides a roadmap for powering Zimbabwe’s healthcare facilities with reliable and sustainable energy, particularly in remote and underserved areas, via decentralised renewable energy (DRE) systems.

This report assesses the potential for powering agri-food value chains using decentralised renewable energy solutions in Nepal.

This report summarises IRENA analysis to identify favourable zones in Georgia for utility-scale solar PV and onshore wind projects, and their associated techno-economic parameters.

Decentralised renewable energy solutions in Zimbabwe’s agriculture sector provide a means to address energy poverty, enhance rural livelihoods, ensure food security, and promote gender and youth empowerment.

This report offers insights on the role of renewable energy in climate change adaptation strategies, presenting potential indicators and metrics to assess the benefits of renewable energy as a risk mitigator.

This report finds that Georgia has significant renewable energy potential, offering a pathway for sustainable development, increased energy security and closer alignment with climate objectives.

This report assesses the potential for integrating DRE solutions into Malawi's agricultural value chains, providing clear recommendations on how these technologies can support the country’s development goals.

Aluminium plays a vital role in facilitating the energy transition, from its use in solar panels, wind turbines, to electric vehicles. This report aims to inform efforts to minimise emissions from the aluminium production process.

This publication presents renewable power generation capacity statistics for the past decade (2015-2024) in trilingual tables.

The second edition of the Year in Review report, by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), examines the links between climate change and renewable energy.

This latest report in the leveraging local capacity series highlights the job potential of concentrated solar power (CSP).

This report assesses the potential for the integration of distributed renewable energy solutions for in the agri-food sector in the Republic of Guinea.

The 2025 edition of the annual report of the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Lighthouses Initiative provides an overview of the progress achieved by SIDS in their energy transitions in 2023-2024.

Decentralised renewable energy offers a reliable, modern and cost-effective solution to the energy access deficit that hinders effective healthcare delivery in Mozambique.

Building on previous editions of the series, this report explores the power sector landscape of Central Africa, providing analysis of potential scenarios for long-term development of the sector in the region.

This report investigates the potential benefits of large-scale solar and wind energy projects to local communities in Sub-Saharan Africa.

This publication presents statistics for the decade 2014-2023 in trilingual tables, covering off-grid power capacity, biogas production and numbers of people using off-grid power and biogas for cooking and lighting.