The event presented the status and outlook of offshore renewable energy technologies and markets, the latest trends and developments from the incumbent industry and private sector.
With the support of IRENA, the State Committee for Standardization of the Republic of Belarus undertook a Renewable Readiness Assessment (RRA) for Belarus.
The workshop was attended by SAPP member country representatives from power utilities, ministries responsible for energy, regulatory authorities and research institutes as well as the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Secretariat, SAPP Secretariat, Regional Electricity Regulators Association of southern Africa (RERA), as well the Centre for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) of South Africa.
The joint webinar by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the Sustainable Energy Development Authority (SEDA) in Malaysia discusses the transition from electricity consumers to prosumers, focusing on peer to peer electricity trading model, supported by digital technologies such as blockchain
As part of its engagement in Latin America IRENA undertook the Renewables Readiness Assessment (RRA) Panama. A high-level event took place in Panama City for the launch of the report, which included government officials from various institutions, and representatives from the private sector, industry and academia.
IRENA co-organised two events at European Utility Week 2018, covering 'Managing A High Renewable System' and 'Electric Vehicles and Renewable Energy Powering the Transport Sector'.
IRENA organised the 1st International Conference on Renewable Energy for Healthcare in Singapore on 2 November 2018 immediately after the 4th International Off-Grid Renewable Energy Conference and Exhibition (IOREC).
This workshop brought together policy makers and leading energy system modelers from China and abroad to share their experience in using models and scenario analysis to address some of the key questions in the electric power sector.
A meeting to support the Entrepreneurship Support Facility by collect feedback from the region with respect to the scope of its activities and expected outcomes targeted to be achieved in the next two years.
A consultative meeting with stakeholders of the EAPP and SAPP regions took stock of the progress made on ACEC and agreements on future areas of focus.
IOREC, organised by IRENA, is the global platform for sharing experience and best practices on design and implementation of enabling policies, tailored financing schemes, innovative business models and technology applications for stand-alone and mini-grid systems. IOREC 2018 presented a key opportunity to discuss the measures necessary to accelerate off-grid systems deployment, and highlight their role in meeting several Sustainable Development Goals.
