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Study Paves way to Better Understand Causes of Energy Poverty and Proposes Policies for its Mitigation in the Energy Community
The Secretariat published a study on addressing energy poverty in the Energy Community Contracting Parties. The study estimates the number of energy poor households, analyses the legal frameworks for the protection of vulnerable and energy poor consumers and investigates the…
Renewable Electricity Growth is Accelerating Faster than Ever Worldwide, Supporting the Emergence of the New Global Energy Economy
The growth of the world’s capacity to generate electricity from solar panels, wind turbines and other renewable technologies is on course to accelerate over the coming years, with 2021 expected to set a fresh all-time record for new installations, the IEA…
Energy Community Meets to Advance Off-Grid Renewables in Pursuit of SDGs and Climate Goals
Organised by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the fifth edition of the International Off-grid Renewable Energy Conference (IOREC) will take place virtually next week from 7 to 9 December 2021. Now open for registrations, this year’s IOREC will shed light on the…
Empowering Communities to Reap the Multiple Benefits of Renewable Energy
The participation and ownership by citizens or members of a defined community in a renewable energy project creates local socio-economic value and helps foster more positive attitudes towards renewables. This, in turn, increases citizen support for the energy transition, which…
IRENA and OLADE Reinforce Commitment to Boost Renewables in Latin America and the Caribbean
The Latin American Energy Organisation (OLADE) and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), have signed a new agreement to work closely in efforts to scale up the deployment of renewable energy in the Latin American and Caribbean region as it pursues ambitious…
Increasing energy efficiency is a national goal
Minister of Mining and Energy Zorana Mihajlovic said on the occasion of the beginning of the campaign “Energy efficiency – turn green”, that increasing energy efficiency should be a national goal and that it is one of the key elements in…
Annual Implementation Report 2021: Modest Reform Gains as Energy Community Embarks on the Energy Transition
The Energy Community Secretariat’s Report published today reveals that the Energy Community Contracting Parties have made progress in reforming their energy and climate sectors. In fact, the average implementation score increased from 53 percent to 56 percent in the reporting…