The 16th Clean Energy Ministerial and 10th Mission Innovation meeting (CEM16/MI-10) will take place from 25th to 27th August 2025 in Busan, Republic of Korea and focus on strengthening international cooperation and accelerating the global clean energy transition.
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) concluded a country-level capacity-building event in Windhoek, Namibia, focused on strengthening national capacities in renewable energy project finance.
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 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.
Supported by IRENA through the SIDS Lighthouses Initiative, Papua New Guinea’s National Energy Authority is convening an in-person workshop to present a draft Energy Transition Assessment, refine priority actions, and build stakeholder consensus to drive a resilient, inclusive renewable-energy transition.
This call intends to support ongoing efforts by Central Asian countries to increase the use of renewable energy to address the rising demand for energy, diversify their energy mix, support economic growth and meet climate objectives.
Presentation on insights from Sustainable aviation fuels in Southeast Asia.
Providing and overview of the development of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in Southeast Asia, this report emphasises the urgency of accelerating the sustainable scale-up of biofuel supply chains in the region.
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) unveiled a new partnership model that can accelerate renewable energy deployment and foster green industrialisation in Central Asia.
The world’s leading utilities and power sector companies endorsed commitments of governments and international stakeholders made at COP29 to increase power system storage capacity six fold by 2030 and add or refurbish 80 million kilometers of grids by 2040.
In the context of the Third Japan Africa Public-Private Economic Forum, to be held on 16th and 17th of December 2024 in Abidjan, Côte D’Ivoire, this webinar is co-organized by IRENA and Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI).
As Asia looks to the future, the continued growth of green jobs in the energy transition will be a cornerstone for building a more prosperous, resilient and sustainable regional economy which outpaces the progress seen in developed countries
On March 27, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) released statistics on renewable energy generation capacity. At the end of 2023, the capacity was 3,870 gigawatts (giga is 1 billion), an increase of 14% in one year.
The virtual forum shone a light on climate actions in small islands, showcasing various tailored solutions and technology options to address the distinctive challenges and opportunities of SIDS.
Access to financing is a major challenge for Asia’s energy transition, but momentum is growing in the region around the role of carbon credits as a tool for decarbonization.
The workshop contributed in enhancing the capacities of local stakeholders in SIDS in structuring renewable energy project financing deals, and eventually increase the number of projects that are financed in SIDS.
Francesco La Camera, director-general of the International Renewable Energy Agency, discusses the state of progress in investments in renewable energy technology.
On the weekend, the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) saw a milestone pact to supercharge the world's installed renewable energy infrastructure by 2030. The International Energy Agency called it the "single most important lever" to curb carbon emissions and avoid a tipping point in global warming.
Francesco La Camera, Director-General at the International Renewable Energy Agency, discusses the challenges for Asia to transition to renewable energy on "Bloomberg Markets Asia".
The primary objective of the inaugural regional consultation workshop in the Pacific region was to introduce and solicit feedback on the draft progress indicators and impact measures developed for the implementation of the SIDS Lighthouses Initiative (LHI).
Francesco La Camera, Director-General, International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), discusses the Agency's resounding call to triple renewable energy capacity in the net zero transition.
Presentation by Dr. Zulfikar Yurnaidi, Senior Officer, Sustainable Energy, Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency. ASEAN Centre for Energy.
Presentation by Dr. Yuan Bo, Director of Power System Analysis Laboratory, Energy Strategy and Planning Research Department, State Grid Energy Research Institute, State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC).
Presentation by Dr. Lee Seung-mun, Research Fellow & Dr Yenjae Chang, Associate Research Fellow, Department of Renewable Energy Policy Research, Korea Energy Economics Institute (KEEI), Republic of Korea
The I-PURE Kalamansig Sustainable Coffee Production project in Philippines seeks to promote the adoption of renewable energy solutions in the agricultural sector and inspire other agricultural communities to exercise sustainable practices.