The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is redefining its role within an evolving energy landscape, transitioning to a renewables-based energy system offers a pathway to simultaneously meet growing energy demand, promote economic growth, maximise socio-economic benefits, and achieve decarbonisation objectives.

Grid infrastructure modernisation offers the global power sector significant opportunities for large-scale renewable energy integration through strategic investment, extensive planning, and coordination of multiple stakeholders, to reach the ambitious target of 11.2 terawatts of renewables capacity by 2030.

Leading companies, startups and policymakers are convening at the second edition of IRENA Innovation Week in Bonn to explore the ground-breaking innovations that are driving the global energy transformation.