IRENA Insights
13 April 2021 |WebinarClimate-safe 1.5°C pathway by 2050: Technology solutions and investment needs
Every other week, presenters from one of IRENA’s teams – either alone or together with...
Long-Term Energy Scenarios (LTES) for Developing National Clean Energy Transition Plans in Latin America
14 April 2021 |Virtual
The series provides a platform to exchange knowledge, collect best practices and experiences from...
Renewables Readiness Assessment for the Kyrgyz Republic - Expert Consultation Workshop
15 April 2021 |Virtual
As part of RRA process, the Expert Consultation Workshop on April 15 will bring together renewable...
Meeting of CEEAC-ECCAS Energy Ministers for the promotion of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
26 April 2021 |Brazzaville, Congo
The overall objective of the meeting is to obtain a consensus of the Ministers in charge of...
Eleventh Session of the IRENA Assembly
- 18 – 21 January 2021
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- Benefits, Climate Change, Costs, Off-grid for Energy Access, Energy Transition, Finance & Investment, Heating & Cooling, Innovation, Islands, Policy, Power, Statistics, Transport
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- Virtual Event
The eleventh session of the Assembly will take place on 18 and 21 January 2021 in a virtual setting. The Assembly is the Agency’s supreme decision-making body.
2021 IRENA Legislators Forum – Parliamentary actions to scale up renewable investments: Renewable energy as an enabler of services
- 13 January 2021
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- Benefits, Climate Change, Costs, Off-grid for Energy Access, Energy Transition, Finance & Investment, Heating & Cooling, Innovation, Islands, Policy, Power, Statistics, Transport
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- Virtual Event
The Forum convened parliamentary leaders from across the world to discuss global, regional and local agendas relating to a renewables-based energy transition and served as a platform for substantive dialogue amongst legislators and renewable energy...
ECOWAS Regional Certification Scheme Inception Meeting
- 26 – 27 February 2018
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- Off-grid for Energy Access
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- Praia, Cabo Verde
IRENA supports the establishment of a regional certification scheme for off-grid solar PV installers in West Africa, to be implemented in all members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
West Africa Clean Energy Corridor (WACEC) – Solar Component
- 18 – 19 August 2016
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- Energy Transition
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- Praia, Cabo Verde
An inception meeting to kick-start a scoping study for the Solar Component of the WACEC implementation agenda, aims to promote 2GW of Solar by 2030 in West Africa
ECOWAS Renewable Energy Entrepreneurship Support Facility Steering Committee Meeting
- 17 August 2016
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- Benefits, Off-grid for Energy Access
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- Praia, Cabo Verde
The Steering Committee members of ECOWAS Renewable Energy Entrepreneurship Support Facility met to discuss the progress of the Facility and evaluate its impacts in supporting ECOWAS-based entrepreneurs.
Solar PV Technical Training Workshop - ECOWAS Renewable Energy Entrepreneurship Support
- 14 – 18 December 2015
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- Benefits
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- Praia, Cabo Verde
This training workshop focused on the various technical aspects of solar PV projects
Solar PV Technical Training Workshop — ECOWAS Renewable Energy Entrepreneurship Support
- 14 – 18 November 2015
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- Benefits
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- Praia, Cabo Verde
The training workshop convened 23 entrepreneurs from 12 West African countries to address technical issues of solar PV system dimensioning, installation, operation and management as well as discuss different business models for PV mini-grids.
Technical Workshop on a Regionally Harmonised Job Task Analysis (JTA) for Solar PV Installers
- 02 – 03 July 2015
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- Off-grid for Energy Access, Energy Transition
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- Accra, Ghana
(English/Portuguese speaking ECOWAS countries and Ivory Coast) 2-3 July 2015 Accra, Ghana Enabling healthy and robust renewable energy markets, and building on work achieved in the LAC region and Africa, IRENA has continued training quality...
Project Navigator Workshop
- 05 – 06 May 2015
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- Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
The Project Navigator is a tool developed by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), designed to facilitate the development of bankable renewable energy projects by making the overall project development process more transparent and...