
IRENA’s Engagement in Southeast Asia and Indonesia: Prospects for Energy Transitions and Implications for Energy Companies
A presentation of the renewable energy landscape and policies in Southeast Asia.

A presentation of the renewable energy landscape and policies in Southeast Asia.

Key recommendations to utilise offshore renewables at the G20 Energy Transitions Working Group (ETWG).

An analysis of the current energy landscape in the region at the joint workshop to discuss next steps on North-East Asia Regional Power Grid Interconnection.

The technical paper on Critical Materials for the Energy Transition emphasises that an accelerated energy transition requires a growing supply of critical materials, with Chapter 7 of the IRENA’s World Energy Transition Outlook 2022 further elaborating on these materials. IRENA continues to publish technical papers on groups of critical materials: the first one focuses on lithium and this second paper focuses on rare earth elements.

This report, developed under the IRENA Collaborative Framework on the Geopolitics of Energy Transformation, provides new analysis to elicit informed and constructive dialogue on the evolving nature of energy security in the era of renewables.

This report from IRENA's Collaborative Framework on Green Hydrogen assesses progress in green hydrogen deployment, including the development of green hydrogen supply and demand structures.

This brief from the Collaborative Framework for Ocean Energy Technologies and Offshore Renewables provides options for scaling up investments in ocean energy, focusing on tidal stream and wave energy technologies.

This paper will assess how the growth of renewables will put critical materials at the centre of the energy transformation, with the objective of highlighting the criticalities related to the sector and of identifying how technological developments and innovation can positively reduce geopolitical risks.

This paper discusses the global lithium industry structure and major players while reflecting on current costs changes and their further implications, the role of the governments could play to de-risk lithium supply and the opportunities innovation can play in reducing demand growth.

This tenth edition of IRENA’s Renewable energy and jobs: Annual review, provides the latest data on renewable energy employment worldwide, as well as analysis of prevailing deployment trends and policy contexts.

Geopolitics of the energy transition: Critical materials provides comprehensive insights into the significance of critical materials, examining their associated geopolitical implications and offering recommendations for a sustainable and efficient global energy transition.

يقدم تقرير "الجغرافيا السياسية لتحوّل الطاقة: المواد الحرجة" رؤى شاملة بشأن أهمية المواد الحرجة ، حيث يبحث الآثار الجيوسياسية المرتبطة بها ويقدم توصيات للتحوّل نحو الطاقة العالمية المستدامة والفعالة

This report guides policy makers to stay on the the 1.5°C path to 2050, explores the socio-economic impacts of the transition and suggests ways to speed progress towards universal access to clean energy.

Le rapport Géopolitique de la transformation énergétique : Matières premières critiques offre un aperçu complet de l'importance des matériaux critiques, examine leurs implications géopolitiques associées et propose des recommandations pour une transition énergétique mondiale durable et efficace.

Geopolitik der Energiewende: Kritische Rohstoffe bieten umfassende Einblicke in die Rolle kritischer Rohstoffe, untersucht die damit verbundenen geopolitischen Implikationen und gibt Empfehlungen für eine nachhaltige globale Energiewende.

Geopolítica de la transición energética: Materiales críticos proporciona información integral sobre la importancia de los materiales críticos, examinando sus implicaciones geopolíticas asociadas y ofreciendo recomendaciones para una transición energética global sostenible y eficiente.

能源转型的地缘政治:关键材料提供了对关键材料重要性的全面见解,研究了其相关的地缘政治影响,并为可持续和高效的全球能源转型提供了建议。

This second edition of the report, Renewable energy: A gender perspective, updates global figures and offers policy recommendations to strengthen gender equality across the energy transition.

This report provides the latest estimates of renewable energy employment globally.

Brazil’s experience as a global leader in biofuels provides valuable insights for other nations seeking to develop thriving biofuel sectors.

The meeting aimed to bring together IRENA members and other key stakeholders to discuss the opportunities and challenges in developing cross-border interconnections and regional markets based on renewables, in support of their transition to clean energy aligned with the climate and sustainable development objectives.

IRENA, the EU and the PtX Hub collaborated on a series of workshops that serve to enhance the dialogue over the challenges and policy measures needed to develop green hydrogen, as well as support the development of a related global regulatory framework.
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.

Representatives from 38 countries and the European Union across IRENA’s global membership gathered to exchange views on the geopolitical implications of the energy transformation and the future of IRENA’s related work.

The first meeting of Working Group II took place virtually on 9 June 2022.