Renewable energy ambitions must include ways to ensure grid integration
Market participants in the region have differing views of the current state of the grid, according to a panel held at Belgrade Energy Forum 2026
IRENA: Global daily flexibility needs are quadrupling by 2050
IRENA expects the world's electricity system flexibility needs, on a daily timescale, to quadruple by 2050 from the 2019 level
IRENA: 91% of new renewables units are more cost-effective than fossil fuel alternatives
Renewables maintained their cost leadership in global power markets, the International Renewable Energy Agency said in an annual report
GWEC: Record wind power capacity was installed globally in 2024
New wind turbine installations reached an all-time high 117 GW last year, just above the 2023 level, Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) found
IRENA: China has 64% share in 2024 renewables growth, half of world’s solar power capacity
Renewables accounted for over 92.5% of power expansion globally in 2024, IRENA calculated. China reached half of the world's PV capacity, while Turkey's growth in the segment is among the strongest.
IRENA: Energy transition hinges on progress in G20+
The International Renewable Energy Agency published new data on progress towards the UAE Consensus, reached at COP28 in Dubai
IRENA calls for making new global hydrogen value chains sustainable
The rise of low-carbon hydrogen may create opportunities for developing countries, but sustainability must be addressed, says IRENA
IRENA’s La Camera: Renewables must grow at higher speed, scale
IRENA's Director-General Francesco La Camera warned of ongoing patterns of concentration in geography in renewables deployment as well as against complacency