India to chair global renewable energy panel meet

irenaIndia has been designated as Chair to the Ninth Meeting of International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Council.

The meeting is scheduled to be held on 10th & 11th June, 2015 in Abu Dhabi

India is a founder Member of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), 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.

IRENA has two main governing structures; one is IRENA Assembly which takes decisions at Macro level and gives policy guidance to IRENA. Second is IRENA Council which is the main Governing Body of the Agency responsible for implementing various decisions of the Assembly.