IRENA organised a workshop on 12-13 December in Bonn, inviting government practitioners, experts, and researchers to discuss the current use of geospatial information in long-term energy planning.
A workshop discussed the use and development of Long-term Energy Scenarios (LTES) for the clean energy transition in Latin America.
Under the framework of Global Geothermal Alliance (GGA) – IRENA, the International Geothermal Association (IGA) and the World Bank co-organised a series of technical sessions with the Geological Surveys of the Caribbean Islands States, and other local stakeholders in the geothermal sector in the region.
The Sierra Leone Ministry of Energy and IRENA held the first two-week country training course to further familiarize the national working team.
The Regional Workshop on Accelerating RE Investments in Southeast Asia shared experiences in setting more market-based renewable energy support schemes. The workshop was part of the implementation of ASEAN-IRENA MoU and Action Plan.
Organised in the framework of the SIDS Lighthouses Initiative and co-organised with the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC), the regional workshop on renewable energy project development and financing in the Indian Ocean Islands supported capacity building efforts by implementing a regional training on project development and financing for local SIDS stakeholders.
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.
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.
Under the framework of the SIDS Lighthouses Initiative, IRENA held a technical workshop on project development and financing for Caribbean and Pacific SIDS stakeholders during IPS Connect 2018.
IRENA, in close collaboration with the League of Arab States (LAS) and Regional Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (RCREEE) will be holding a five-day training on “Addressing Variability of Renewable Energy Sources in Long-term Energy Planning”.
The Republic of Sierra Leone’s government and IRENA held the second two-week training course on strategic long-term energy planning in Freetown that focused on finalising the SPLAT-SL model and energy planning scenarios.
