Renewable power generation costs in 2022
The fossil fuel price crisis has accelerated the competitiveness of renewable power. Around 86 per cent (187 gigawatts) of all the newly commissioned renewable capacity in 2022 had lower costs than fossil
View ArticleEnabling frameworks for offshore wind scale up: innovations in permitting
This brief from IRENA's Collaborative Framework on Ocean Energy and Offshore Renewables presents actionable solutions to address permitting bottlenecks and accelerate related processes for scaling up...
View ArticleRenewable energy benefits: leveraging local capacity for small-scale hydropower
This latest edition of the IRENA Leveraging local capacity series explores the dynamic world of small-scale hydropower, offering insights into how this renewable energy source can be harnessed to spur
View ArticleRenewable energy and jobs: annual review 2023
Worldwide employment in renewable energy reached 13.7 million in 2022, an increase of one million since 2021 and up from a total of 7.3 million in 2012, according to this new report by the...
View ArticleTripling renewable power and doubling energy efficiency by 2030: crucial...
The COP28 Presidency, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), and the Global Renewables Alliance (GRA) launched a joint report on the sidelines of the Pre-COP event in Abu Dhabi, titled...
View ArticleSocio-economic footprint of the energy transition: South Africa
This report builds on the analysis presented in IRENA’s World Energy Transitions Outlook to support energy transition planning and informed policy making in South Africa, and calls for a comprehensive
View ArticleSocio-economic footprint of the energy transition: Egypt
This report explores the potential socio-economic impacts of the energy transition in Egypt, and shows that a successful, just and inclusive energy transition in Egypt can bring about a brighter, more
View ArticleRenewable energy for remote communities: a guidebook for off-grid projects
This report presents analysis of nine projects supplying electricity to remote communities across the globe, identifying key success factors and best practices to inform future projects. As of 2021, 675
View ArticleAgricultural residue-based bioenergy: regional potential and scale-up strategies
Biomass-derived energy is poised to play a pivotal role in the ongoing energy transition. According to IRENA’s 1.5°C Scenario, outlined in the World Energy Transitions Outlook, bioenergy is projected to
View ArticleWorld energy transitions outlook 2023: 1.5°C pathway, Volume 2
Progressive policies are critical to boost the socio-economic benefits of the energy transition and spread them broadly across the world, this new report released by the International Renewable Energy
View Article2022 year in review: climate-driven global renewable energy potential...
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and World Meteorological Organization (WMO) have released their first joint report to strengthen understanding of renewable energy resources and their
View ArticleRenewables-based electric cooking: climate commitments and finance
This report assesses countries’ access to renewables-based electric cooking to understand their current status and establish associated priorities to support the energy transition. Globally, around 2.3
View ArticleNDCs and renewable energy targets in 2023: tripling renewable power by 2030
This report reviews renewable energy targets in Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to the Paris Agreement as of the end of October 2023, ahead of the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference
View ArticleRenewables readiness assessment: Burkina Faso
The renewables readiness assessment (RRA) for Burkina Faso identifies several drivers for the country to accelerate its energy transition. The renewable energy sector of Burkina Faso is considered to be
View ArticleNorth Africa: policies and finance for renewable energy
The brief by IRENA, highlights North Africa’s large renewable energy potential and explores its current policy environment to support the energy transition and the deployment of renewable energy in the
View ArticleOff-grid renewable energy statistics 2023
Off-grid electricity production from renewables, although largely unrecorded in most countries, is believed to be expanding rapidly. By combining information from surveys, administrative data and desk
View ArticleSustainable bioenergy pathways in Latin America: promoting bioenergy...
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
View ArticleSustainable bioenergy potential in Caribbean small island developing states
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...
View ArticleTracking COP28 outcomes: tripling renewable power capacity by 2030
his World Energy Transitions Outlook brief provides the latest tracking data and analysis of global progress towards the goal to triple global renewable power capacity by 2030. In a landmark moment for
View ArticleEnergy taxonomy: classifications for the energy transition
This report proposes a comprehensive classification of energy sources and products to address the lack of standardised global energy statistics – an issue that continues to undermine effective...
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