Electricity Trade to Unlock Affordable and Reliable Electricity in West Africa
The World Bank Board of Directors approved today a total of $300 million in International Development Association (IDA)* credits and grants to support reforms...
Global Gas Flaring Jumps to Levels Last Seen in 2009
Estimates from satellite data show global gas flaring increased to levels not seen in more than a decade, to 150 billion cubic meters (bcm),...
Commission approves support for production of electricity from renewable sources in Ireland
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a scheme to support electricity production from renewable sources in Ireland. The measure will...
30 Innovative Solutions Show Path to Renewable-Powered Future
As of today, IRENA has published the full series of 30 Innovation Briefs under its Innovation Landscape report. It is the most comprehensive analysis...
Deloitte: Energy Management – Paused by Pandemic, but Poised to Prevail
Since Deloitte began conducting its annual survey tracking clean energy attitudes and actions a decade ago, the percentage of residential consumers concerned about climate...
ADB, IEA Renew Agreement to Collaborate on Energy Sector Sustainability and Resilience
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has renewed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the International Energy Agency (IEA) to scale up collaboration and advance...
40 Ministers from around the world gather to address the world’s energy and climate challenges
Ministers from dozens of countries accounting for over 80% of the world economy today took part in the International Energy Agency’s first Clean Energy...
Turning on the Lights for 450,000 People in Rural Myanmar
More than 450,000 people in rural Myanmar are expected to gain access to clean energy for the first time following the signing of a...
An EU Strategy for Energy System Integration: Explainer
What is energy system integration?
Energy system integration refers to the planning and operating of the energy system “as a whole”, across multiple energy carriers,...
Commission sets out plans for the energy system of the future and clean hydrogen
To become climate-neutral by 2050, Europe needs to transform its energy system, which accounts for 75% of the EU's greenhouse gas emissions. The EU...