Energy Planning Frameworks for Mobilizing Finance for the Energy Transition
A presentation on IDB Energy Planning Frameworks and collaborations.
A presentation on IDB Energy Planning Frameworks and collaborations.

This report presents the outcomes of an IRENA workshop, held in São Paulo in March 2023, that explored potential pathways for the development of bioenergy in Latin America and issued key recommendations to facilitate the creation of a bioenergy market in the region.

This study assesses the potential for bioenergy production using various feedstocks such as sugarcane, oil palm, and municipal solid waste in six Caribbean small island developing states – Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, and Guyana.

Este informe presenta los resultados de un taller de IRENA, celebrado en São Paulo en marzo de 2023, que exploró vías potenciales para el desarrollo de la bioenergía en América Latina y emitió recomendaciones clave para facilitar la creación de un mercado de bioenergía en la región.

Antigua and Barbuda possesses abundant renewable energy resources, including considerable solar, wind, biomass and ocean potential. This Renewables Readiness Assessment (RRA) presents a set of clear and practical steps for these islands to maximise renewables in the energy mix.

This report explains how IRENA approached the challenges of data collection to produce the estimates of off-grid energy production and use. An overview of the data collected and detailed tables are provided.

IRENA’s working paper, Doubling the Global Share of Renewable Energy: A Roadmap to 2030, outlines the proposed process, and progress to date, of REMAP 2030 – IRENA’s global roadmap for policies and actions to double the share of renewable energy by 2030.

A Renewables Readiness Assessment (RRA) identifies the actions needed to overcome a country’s barriers to renewable energy deployment, with the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) providing technical support and expertise to facilitate consultations among different national stakeholders.

A Renewables Readiness Assessment (RRA) identifies the actions needed to overcome a country’s barriers to renewable energy deployment, with IRENA providing technical support and expertise to facilitate consultations among different national stakeholders.

Grenada, like many Caribbean islands, is dependent on costly oil imports for its energy needs, including the generation of electricity. The transition to renewable energy could potentially support price reductions and improve the overall competitiveness of key sectors of the economy, particularly tourism.

The Latin American Investment Forum was co-hosted by International Renewable Energy Agency(IRENA) and the Government of Uruguay to drive energy transition investments.
The event will focus on fostering partnerships and exchanging innovative strategies to accelerate renewables deployment and regional grid connectivity and integration in the Caribbean.
The workshop aimed to achieve consensus on the importance of participating in and reporting on the progress of SIDS LHI implementation.
The Energy Transition Accelerator Financing (ETAF) hosted an informative webinar in Spanish to share insights on the platform's critical assessment requirements, enhancing the chances for project developers and stakeholders from Latin America to obtain funding.
The 1st Energy Planning Summit in Rio de Janeiro will launch the Global Coalition for Energy Planning, bringing financing and planning leaders together to advance dialogue and investment-ready, clean energy roadmaps to advance the energy transition in emerging and developing economies.

The Government of Barbados and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) co-hosted an event on the IRENA-Caribbean Cooperation for fostering Energy Transition Investments and Finance.

IRENA collaborates with the G20 Presidency of Indonesia in the development and implementation of G20...
IRENA hosted a workshop to launch SolarCity simulators for Grenada, enabling homeowners, investors, and project developers to assess rooftop solar PV potential, policy incentives, and achieve carbon neutral goals.

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) signed an agreement with the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) to join the Energy Transition Accelerator Financing (ETAF) platform.

The International Renewable Energy Agency calls on renewable energy project developers from the Latin American region to submit project applications to the Climate Investment Platform (CIP) to be considered for matchmaking with investors and financiers at the Forum.

The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), in collaboration with the Government of Barbados and other key stakeholders, launched a conference aimed at accelerating energy transition investments in the Caribbean.

South America’s shift towards renewable energy can unlock new opportunities and drive sustained progress, according to the new Regional Energy Transition Outlook South America released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) at the United Nations Climate Conference COP30 in Belém, Brazil.
Se espera que la versión inagural del Foro de Inversión de América Latina atraiga tanto a funcionarios gubernamentales de alto nivel, instituciones financieras y empresas del sector privado de la región y de todo el mundo y proporcione una plataforma para acelerar las inversiones en proyectos de energía renovable en América Latina.