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Fifth session of the International Renewable Energy Agency’s (IRENA) Assembly and Associated Events
16-21 January 2015 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
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Highlights for Saturday, 17 January 2015
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Members convened for the opening of the fifth IRENA Assembly on Saturday. The President of the fourth session, Pedro Joaquín Coldwell, Minister of Energy, Mexico, welcomed participants noting the clear need for an intergovernmental agency that acts as a global convener on renewable energy matters. The Assembly first addressed organizational matters and elected Yoichi Miyazawa and Yasuhide Nakayama (Japan) as Co-Presidents of the fifth session. Vladimir Shkolnik (Kazakhstan), Davis Chirchir (Kenya), Mike Allen (New Zealand) and Guillermo Shinno (Peru) were elected as Vice-Presidents. The Assembly elected Italy as Rapporteur. Co-President Miyazawa noted that IRENA’s membership has grown in four years, which demonstrates the high expectations for renewable energy. Co-President Nakayama emphasized that Japan is the second largest contributor to IRENA and is determined to play a leading role in renewable energy deployment with US$850,000 provided in 2014.
IRENA Director-General Amin presented the Annual Report of the Director-General. Director-General Amin highlighted the the implementation of the work programme and budget for 2014-2015 (A/5/3), stressing that innovation, new financial mechanisms and dramatically lowered costs mean “renewable energy poses a positive disruptive momentum to the global energy system. During interventions, many members commended IRENA for its work and progress in 2014 and highlighted national renewable energy initiatives.
Adnan Amin was reappointed as IRENA’s Director-General for a second four-year term. Many members took the floor to express support for Director-General Amin, lauding his stewardship of IRENA.
Members also convened in a ministerial roundtable to consider power sector transformation and held a programmatic discussion on renewable power generation costs.
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| H.E. Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of State, United Arab Emirates, shaking hands with Yasuhide Nakayama, fifth Assembly
Co-President, Japan |
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| Abdulrahman Al Sumari, Saudi Arabia, having a conversation with Chad Monfreda, IISD |
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| Jabulile Mashwama, Minister of Nature Resources & Energy, Swaziland, and Henry D. Shongwe, Swaziland |
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| The Hon. Kenred M.A. Dorett, Minister of the Environment & Housing, the Bahamas |
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| L-R: Yasuhide Nakayama, fifth Assembly Co-President, Japan; Adnan Amin, Director-General, IRENA; Yoichi Miyazawa, fifth Assembly Co-President, Japan |
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| Maimouna Ndoye Seck, Minister of Environment and Energy, Senegal |
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| Herbert Krauss, Minister, Federal Ministry Republic of Austria, and Irena Giner-Reichl, Austria |
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| Zhang Liying, State Grid Corporation, China |
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| Dominique Ristori, Director-General for Energy, European Commission |
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| Shi Lishan, Deputy Director, New Energy and Renewable Energy Deoartment, China |
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| Abderrahim EL Hafidi, Secretary-General, Ministry of Energy, Mines, Water and Environment, Morocco |
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| Funding for coverage of these events has been provided by IRENA
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