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### G20+ Countries Hold the Key to the Global Renewable Target by 2030
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17 March 2025 [Press Releases](/Search?contentType=8632933e-7fb6-4dbe-8407-fe1354cdc20d&orderBy=Date)
Released at the Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue (BETD) today, the Agency’s new data collection and policy recommendations look at key performance indicators for the 2030 milestone and assess progress against 1.5°C-aligned transitions pathways in the G20 including the European Union.
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### Impactful Partnerships for Small Islands’ Climate Resilience and Sustainable Development
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14 March 2025 [Articles](/search?contentType=922d770c-a4e6-4222-9483-3011736e2380&orderBy=Date)
As one of the custodians of the Sustainable Development Goal 7, and in support of SIDS’ plea in global climate discussions, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) was highly engaged at the Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) Global Forum hosted by the Government of Barbados.
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### Tripling off-grid renewables is a catalyst for sustainable development in rural communities
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24 February 2025 [Articles](/search?contentType=922d770c-a4e6-4222-9483-3011736e2380&orderBy=Date)
Off-grid renewables deployment efforts in developing countries should be accelerated in climate and development goals in rural areas, underpinned by strong international cooperation and multi-stakeholder partnerships.
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Delivering on the UAE Consensus: Tracking progress toward tripling renewable energy capacity and doubling energy efficiency by 2030
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### G20+ Countries Hold the Key to the Global Renewable Target by 2030
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17 March 2025 [Press Releases](/Search?contentType=8632933e-7fb6-4dbe-8407-fe1354cdc20d&orderBy=Date)
Released at the Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue (BETD) today, the Agency’s new data collection and policy recommendations look at key performance indicators for the 2030 milestone and assess progress against 1.5°C-aligned transitions pathways in the G20 including the European Union.
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### Renewable Pathway More Cost-effective than Fossil Fuels in Indonesia
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#### Impactful Partnerships for Small Islands’ Climate Resilience and Sustainable Development
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### 2023 Year in Review: Climate-driven Global Renewable Energy Potential Resources and Energy Demand
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The second edition of the Year in Review report, by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), examines the links between climate change and renewable energy.
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March 2025 Energy transition, Energy efficiency, Wind energy English
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### Renewable energy benefits: Leveraging local capacity for concentrated solar power
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This latest report in the leveraging local capacity series highlights the job potential of concentrated solar power (CSP).
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January 2025 Energy transition, Solar energy English
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### Decentralised renewable energy for powering agri-food value chains in the Republic of Guinea
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This report assesses the potential for the integration of distributed renewable energy solutions for in the agri-food sector in the Republic of Guinea.
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January 2025 Energy transition English
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### SIDS Lighthouses Initiative: Progress and way forward
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The 2025 edition of the annual report of the Small Island Developing States (SDIS) Lighthouses Initiative provides an overview of the progress achieved by SIDS in their energy transitions in 2023-2024.
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January 2025 Energy transition English
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### Electrification with renewables: Enhancing healthcare delivery in Mozambique
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Decentralised renewable energy offers a reliable, modern and cost-effective solution to the energy access deficit that hinders effective healthcare delivery in Mozambique.
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January 2025 Energy transition English
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### Planning and prospects for renewable power: Central Africa
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Building on previous editions of the series, this report explores the power sector landscape of Central Africa, providing analysis of potential scenarios for long-term development of the sector in the region.
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January 2025 Energy transition, Planning English
* [](/Publications/2025/Jan/A-just-energy-transition-for-communities-Large-scale-wind-and-solar-projects-in-Sub-Saharan-Africa)
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### A just energy transition for communities: Large-scale wind and solar projects in Sub-Saharan Africa
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This report investigates the potential benefits of large-scale solar and wind energy projects to local communities in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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January 2025 Energy transition, Wind energy, Solar energy English
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### Off-grid Renewable Energy Statistics 2024
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This publication presents statistics for the decade 2014-2023 in trilingual tables, covering off-grid power capacity, biogas production and numbers of people using off-grid power and biogas for cooking and lighting.
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December 2024 Off-grid for energy access English, French, Spanish
* [](/Publications/2024/Dec/Sustainable-aviation-fuels-in-Southeast-Asia-A-regional-perspective-on-bio-based-solutions)
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### Sustainable aviation fuels in Southeast Asia: A regional perspective on bio-based solutions
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Providing and overview of the development of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in Southeast Asia, this report emphasises the urgency of accelerating the sustainable scale-up of biofuel supply chains in the region.
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December 2024 Energy transition, Bioenergy & biofuels, Bioenergy English
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### A Quality Infrastructure Roadmap for green hydrogen
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This report, supported by the National Metrology Institute of Germany (PTB) and Germany’s Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), presents a Roadmap for developing a quality infrastructure system for green hydrogen.
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November 2024 Energy transition, Quality & Standards, Green hydrogen, Hydrogen, Technology & infrastructure English
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25 March [Webinar](/Events/2020/Jun/IRENA-Insights)[
### IRENA Insights - A just energy transition for communities: Large-scale wind and solar projects in Sub-Saharan Africa
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14 April [VIrtual](/Events/2025/Apr/2nd-Regional-Energy-Transition-Outlook-for-Africa-Advisory-Meeting)[
### 2nd Regional Energy Transition Outlook for Africa Advisory Meeting
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* Featured video
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Time to Transform European Commitments into Actions
**Francesco La Camera,**
IRENA Director-General
Euronews
[Read more](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KX8U-6QcpNs "opens new window") [More videos](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChwaz9BKMZZ3nPrw9gahErw)
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Governments are facing a difficult task of bringing the health emergency under control while introducing major stimulus and recovery measures. The crisis has exposed deeply embedded vulnerabilities ...
**Francesco La Camera,**
IRENA Director-General
[Read more](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaNBxVMlS9g "opens new window") [More videos](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChwaz9BKMZZ3nPrw9gahErw)
* Featured video
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Time to Transform European Commitments into Actions
**Francesco La Camera,**
IRENA Director-General
Euronews
[Read more](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KX8U-6QcpNs "opens new window") [More videos](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChwaz9BKMZZ3nPrw9gahErw)
* Featured video
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Governments are facing a difficult task of bringing the health emergency under control while introducing major stimulus and recovery measures. The crisis has exposed deeply embedded vulnerabilities ...
**Francesco La Camera,**
IRENA Director-General
[Read more](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaNBxVMlS9g "opens new window") [More videos](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChwaz9BKMZZ3nPrw9gahErw)