International Renewable Energy Agency

The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) is an intergovernmental organisation that supports countries in their transition to a sustainable energy future, and serves as the principal platform for international cooperation, a centre of excellence, and a repository of policy, technology, resource and financial knowledge on renewable energy.

• It was founded in 2009 and its statute entered into force on 8 July, 2010.
• The agency is headquartered in Masdar City, Abu Dhabi.
• It is the first international organisation to focus exclusively on renewable energy, addressing needs in both industrialised and developing countries. ....