The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), in collaboration with Ethiopia’s Ministry of Water and Energy, will host a capacity development workshop to strengthen local stakeholders’ ability to structure bankable renewable energy projects and improve access to finance.
Digitalisation and the energy transition presents both challenges from rising energy demands and deployment gaps, and opportunities through smart technologies that can optimise renewable energy integration worldwide.
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) invites students and young professionals from diverse backgrounds to join GROWTH@IRENA, the 2025 Summer Youth Programme.
Every other week, presenters from one of IRENA’s teams – either alone or together with invited guests – will provide focused insights into opportunities, trends, best practices and innovative solutions to address challenges, signpost further sources of more in-depth information and provide an opportunity to engage with IRENA’s experts through Q&A sessions.
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) officially launched its new podcast series "All Things Renewable" today.
This assessment evaluates Iraq’s current energy landscape, highlighting the barriers to renewable energy adoption and outlining key recommendations for a sustainable energy transition.
Renewables maintain their cost leadership in global power markets, IRENA’s new report on Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2024 confirms.
Renewables maintained their price advantage over fossil fuels in 2024.
The latest cost analysis from IRENA shows that renewables continued to represent the most cost-competitive source of new electricity generation in 2024.
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) will host a virtual capacity development workshop on July 15, 2025, to explore investment opportunities for utility-scale solar and wind areas in Georgia.
Renewable Energy Statistics 2025 released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) today shows that despite renewables capacity growing by over 15% in 2024, the growth gap widens across regions.
This publication presents renewable energy statistics for the last decade (2015-2024).
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) hosted virtual meeting of the Collaborative Framework on Just and Inclusive Energy Transitions on 3 July 2025 to explore financing strategies and approaches for just energy transitions, particularly in developing countries.
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.
The Mediterranean is a Renewables-rich region. This brochure provides early insights on IRENA’s work with the European Commission to enhance the energy transition in the region.
This webinar will guide Central Asian renewable energy project developers through submitting bankable proposals under the Climate Investment Platform (CIP) and Energy Transition Accelerator Financing (ETAF) platform to advance clean energy investment in the region.
This report explores how North Africa can harness green hydrogen for industrial growth, highlighting key enablers and barriers to its development.
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 webinar will bring together experts from IRENA, the International Energy Agency (IEA), the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD), the World Bank, and the World Health Organization (WHO) to jointly launch the Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report 2025, present global energy access data and discuss policy priorities for achieving universal, sustainable energy by 2030.
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.
The Energy Progress Report 2025 shows that basic electricity access now reaches almost 92% of the global population, yet progress remains too slow to achieve universal access by 2030.
This call seeks bankable renewable-energy in APRA countries to fast-track Africa’s clean-energy rollout, bolster green industrialisation, expand energy access and help member states meet economic-growth and climate-resilience goals.
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), in collaboration with the Ministry of Energy and Water Resources of the Federal Republic of Somalia (MoEWR), will host the virtual launch of the Energy Transition Assessment (ETA) Report for Somalia on 23 June 2025.
According to the first Regional Energy Transition Outlook by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), published in collaboration with the European Commission, increased use of renewables also improves affordability and competitiveness by harnessing domestic, cost-effective energy sources across the EU.
This assessment of Somalia’s energy sector identifies the key actions required to overcome existing barriers to renewable energy development and expansion.