Leveraging women’s participation as change agents can encourage, influence, and speed up the energy transformation.

Within the framework of collaboration under the memorandum of understanding signed in 2021, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) have made available the Global Agro-Ecological Zoning version 4 (GAEZ v4) to advance the development of sustainable bioenergy.

With the help of SELCO Foundation, Mahesh Kumbhar doubled the production of pottery using efficient solar-powered tools.

On February 6, 2023, during his mission to India, IRENA Director-General Francesco La Camera led a delegation to the village of Narayanpura near Bangalore where he saw first-hand a wide range of energy access solutions run by non-profit organisation SELCO Foundation.

At WFES, IRENA organised an event to foster discussion on the renewable energy landscape in ASEAN. 

At its annual Youth Forum, IRENA offered a platform for a dialogue between youth and global pioneers. The Forum brought together 140 young people from 50 countries and diverse backgrounds under the theme “Empowering Youth to Lead an Equitable Energy Transition for a Sustainable Future”.

With ETAF now operational and open for project submission, the Agency held a high-level ministerial dialogue between ETAF partners and stakeholders at the 13th IRENA Assembly in Abu Dhabi. The goal of the event was to discuss the platform's role in accelerating the energy transition in developing economies. 

IRENA organised a high-level ministerial roundtable to facilitate a conversation between the maritime shipping industry and governments on the necessary priority actions to decarbonise the shipping sector. 

The Energy Compact was formally launched in Abu Dhabi on the pre-assembly day of the 13th IRENA Assembly in a session titled, “High-Level meeting on the Energy Compact on renewable energy for United Nations Peacekeeping.”

The joint report by WHO, the World Bank, IRENA and SEforAll presents the latest data on electrification of healthcare facilities in low- and middle-income countries.

IRENA, through its SIDS Lighthouse Initiative (LHI), has been actively working with small islands towards accelerating the development of renewable energy projects.

Throughout the year, IRENA brings you the latest news on progress, impacts and solutions for the energy transition. Here are our top ten news pieces of 2022.

IRENA’s new report Off-grid Renewable Energy Statistics 2022 shows that off-grid renewables continue to grow despite the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The virtual meeting was attended by nearly 40 participants from Members and States in Accession to discuss the intersection of geopolitics and energy transformation set against a backdrop of the global energy crisis.

IRENA through the SIDS LHI and with the support of the OECS organised a capacity building activity in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, to enhance the capability of policymakers, power utilities and regulators to design, negotiate and implement bankable PPAs.

Highly efficient, electricity-driven heat pumps have a crucial role to play in decarbonising space and water heating in buildings.

Highlights of activities by IRENA and Director-General Francesco La Camera.

IRENA and the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) hosted, “Closing the Gap: securing lives, creating livelihoods in Small Islands Developing States” session at COP27 on 16 November.

IRENA organised the "Game Changers Accelerating the Global Energy" session on 15 November at COP27, in support of the High-Level Champions and the Marrakesh Partnership for Global Climate Action.

 SIDS continue to accelerate the uptake of renewables to mitigate future impacts and adapt to global uncertainties.

IRENA and the Danish government organised an event titled, “Renewable Energy Transitions in the ASEAN Region” at COP27.

To raise the momentum behind this exceptional initiative, on 12 November, IRENA and NRCan organised a side event titled “Transitioning Remote Communities to Renewable Energy” at COP27 in the IRENA pavilion.

The industrial sector is the second largest emitter after power generation, accounting for more than 30 per cent of global emissions and almost 40 per cent of global energy consumption.

At COP26 at the IRENA Pavilion experts gathered to discuss the challenge of decoupling food production from fossil fuels without diminishing food security.