International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)

🚨 New Episode on All Things Renewable⚡️ 🎙️bit.ly/3RJ98cI In this episode, we dive deep into #Africa's energy transition and explore how #APRAfrica can unlock investment, drive implementation, accelerate project development and create real local value. Safiatou Alzouma, International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)'s Special Advisor on Energy Transition, Climate, and Green Industrialisation, shares insights into the opportunities that partnerships like APRA can bring to Africa’s energy future. Don’t miss this powerful conversation on how ambition can turn into real impact! 🎧

By aiming to localise lithium battery production and promote investment in value-added processing of critical minerals, #Zimbabwe aims to promote green industrialization and strengthen local industry. Explore the #APRAfrica factsheets to learn more: https://lnkd.in/gXiqkk_u

📥 The April edition of International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)'s newsletter is out: https://lnkd.in/grE7WXpF This month, explore: ⤵️ ✅ 5 key facts behind the remarkable growth of #renewables capacity in 2024 ✅ The critical role of early-stage project financing in the energy transition ✅ Launch of Georgia's Energy Transition Assessment ✅ IRENA’s participation in the IEA-UK Energy Summit Subscribe now and stay informed on the latest developments shaping the future of energy!

With plans to install 200 mini-grids by 2025 and 650 by 2035 to provide electricity to 170,000 households, Sierra Leone is creating lasting, #sustainable change. 💡 Explore the #APRAfrica factsheets to learn more: https://lnkd.in/gXiqkk_u

🚨 International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) is thrilled to announce the launch of the 3rd Cohort of the NewGen Renewable Energy Accelerator Programme! Are you a young innovator driving change in the #renewableenergy sector? The #NewGen Renewable Energy Accelerator, powered by IRENA and supported by Enel Foundation and Social Alpha, is back to support and scale your startup solutions towards a just and inclusive energy transition. 📅 Deadline to apply: 10 May 2025 Apply now and join a global community of changemakers: https://lnkd.in/dWnpeZdk

#Rwanda is building green industries and boosting domestic manufacturing through a range of strategic efforts, including fostering private investment in local electric vehicle production—helping to create jobs, advance skills, and support a cleaner, more resilient future. Explore the #APRAfrica factsheets to learn more: https://lnkd.in/gXiqkk_u

#Kenya already sources 92% of its power from renewable energy sources like geothermal, wind and solar. It plans to build on this progress to achieve #netzero emissions and support socio-economic growth. Explore the #APRAfrica factsheets to learn more: https://lnkd.in/gXiqkk_u

Every country has renewable energy potential it can harness to enhance its energy resilience, independence and control, and reduce exposure to supply shocks. The global geopolitical and geoeconomic shifts have certainly pushed us to reshape our understanding of energy security — away from traditional fossil fuel supplies and towards renewable capacity. This week, I had the pleasure of attending the UK/International Energy Agency (IEA) Energy Security Summit in London and discussing with the UK government and other partners how to align energy with economic security for all. I underlined that the shift to renewables from local sources will boost self-sufficiency, shifting energy dependencies from the global to the regional level and making most countries less susceptible to geopolitical disruptions. Renewables can enhance stability and resilience while improving balance of payments and delivering macroeconomic benefits. But to reap these benefits, countries must localise value chains. At IRENA, we believe it is time to give a fresh look at the geopolitical implications of the global energy transition dominated by renewables. This is why we intend to reconvene a Global Commission on the Geopolitics of the Energy Transition, asking political and business leaders to consider how politics, energy, economics, trade, environment, and development are impacted by the impressive growth of renewable energy. Read my opinion on the powerful role of decision-makers in managing the energy transition in geopolitics 👇 https://lnkd.in/daXcTgye

🚨Job alert! International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) is #hiring for the following positions⤵️ ➡️Head Partnerships, P-5 ➡️Director, Knowledge, Policy & Finance Centre, D1 ➡️Regional Programme Officer – Asia & the Pacific, P-4 ➡️Associate Professional – SIDS Lighthouses ➡️Associate Professional – Energy Planning and Modelling Learn more and apply: https://lnkd.in/eKkfjt6P

📉 Renewables are rising, but not everywhere. International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)’s 2025 data reveals uneven growth in renewable power capacity: 🔹 Asia: +21.5% 🔸 Africa: +6.7% 🔸 SIDS: Decline 🔸 Central America and the Caribbean: +3.2% This disparity poses a growing geopolitical risk, deepening global imbalances in energy access, resilience, and influence. Without inclusive progress, the energy transition could reinforce existing vulnerabilities. Dive deeper: bit.ly/43wt1eh