The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) serves as the principal platform for internationalco-operation, a centre of excellence, a repository of policy, technology, resource and financial knowledge, and adriver of action on the ground to advance the transformation of the global energy system. An intergovernmentalorganisation established in 2011, IRENA promotes the widespread adoption and sustainable use of all forms ofrenewable energy, including bioenergy, geothermal, hydropower,