Embracing Renewables in Cuba
Strong partnerships vital for accelerating Cuba’s energy transformation and realising renewable energy goals.
- February 2018
Through Renewables, Islands Seek to Turn Urgency into Opportunity
New IRENA tools and platforms to aid energy transition among small island states seek to turn urgency into opportunity.
- January 2018
SIDS Energy Day: Small, Strong and Resilient
The role of renewable energy as an enabler of island resilience and prosperity takes centre-stage at IRENA’s Small Island Developing States Energy Day.
- November 2017
Solar Supports Village Livelihoods and Spurs Business in Fiji
Reliable solar-powered refrigerators are creating economic opportunities for remote, rural towns.
- October 2017
Ministers: 'IRENA/ADFD Plays Key Role Advancing Renewables in Developing Countries'
Renewable energy projects from the Marshall Islands, Niger, Seychelles and the Solomon Islands have been selected to receive a total of USD 44.5 million in funding through the IRENA/ADFD Project Facility.
- March 2017
Finding a Way to Transform Energy on Islands
IRENA 7th assembly delegates met to discuss how Small Island Developing States can be supported to become sustainable and self-sufficient with renewables.
- January 2017
Scaling up Renewable Energy on Small Island Developing States: The Initiative for Renewable Island Energy
As early supporters of renewable energy technologies Small Island Developing States (SIDS) have played a pivotal role in demonstrating the role of renewables in achieving the Sustainable Development and Climate agendas. They know that overcoming...
- November 2016
Boosting Global Renewables, One Island at a Time
Today, the US Department of Energy and the US State Department announced a new initiative to help boost renewables on islands. The Energy Transition Initiative Pacific Program will help Pacific islands move away from costly imported fuels and towards...
- September 2016
Renewable Energy: A Win-Win Solution for Islands
On 2 December at COP21 in Paris, IRENA and Germany hosted an event to celebrate and strengthen win-win renewable solutions for small island developing states (SIDS).
- December 2015
Pacific Island Countries and Territories Explore Ways to Transform Energy Systems
"What is the utility business model after all? It’s making returns on assets. And moving from fossil fuels to renewables will increase the asset base and the actual value of the utility, increasing its revenues."- Dutch Kuyper, Parker Ranch
- July 2015