IRENA ASSEMBLY BEGINS

An important week for renewable energy began in Abu Dhabi on Friday with a Pacific Leaders’ Meeting organised by Irena, the International Renewable Energy Agency.

The Irena Assembly, which features interactive ministerial roundtables, plenary sessions and technical meetings, attracts more than 800 of the most influential voices in renewable energy, representing 131 countries and 57 organisations, and includes 64 ministers and other high-level officials.

“I look forward to the debate, negotiations, networking opportunities and exchange of ideas that our second assembly brings,” said the agency’s director general Adnan Z. Amin. “This will be a year in which we realise our full role in stepping up international efforts to create the enabling environments that will allow renewables to fulfill their potential in the world’s energy mix.”

Highlights of the Irena Assembly will be two interactive ministerial roundtables, one discussing cooperation with the private sector, and the other focusing on policy issues related to Irena’s medium-term strategy. Other activities include the high-level group sessions, and technical meetings on the Global Solar and Wind Atlas, and the competitiveness of renewable power generation.

Irena and its partners will also host an information and discussion booth at the World Future Energy Summit.

— Staff Report