A renewable energy innovation has improved obstetric care to last-mile communities across Zimbabwe, successfully supporting over 180,000 deliveries per year since its introduction.

The evolving energy transitions needs that demand skilled workforce calls for the development of institutional and human capacities through concerted action in education and skills building.

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.

With significant renewable energy potential, Indonesia is poised to achieve its target of 23 per cent share of renewables in total energy consumption by 2025 – if policy, technology, and finance are in place to support it.

Although vulnerable to the severest impacts of a warming planet, SIDS have historically contributed the least to global carbon emissions.

In Nigeria, a new solar energy initiative is providing the community with an affordable source of energy, and empowering women through access to income-generation activates.

To analyse the potential usage and investment needs of installing rooftop solar PV on different structures, the Municipality of Kasese in Uganda received IRENA’s support through the use of SolarCity Simulator.

RES4Africa Foundation, IRENA and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) presented their first joint report in occasion of the European Union-Africa Business Forum.

Tripling renewable energy by 2030 is transforming lives across agriculture, healthcare, small businesses, fisheries, and education, driving sustainable development and economic growth in communities worldwide.