Long-distance transmission is key theme at IRENA Assembly

This week kicked off with one of the most important events in our calendar: the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Assembly.

The two-day occasion in Abu Dhabi convened 170 Member States, academia, development banks, CEOs and youth, in a cross-sectoral collaboration on the energy transition.

It was a pleasure to be invited, and even more so to have the CEO of our Morocco – UK Power Project, James Humfrey, take part in a panel on ‘unlocking grid financing’.

Several panel members pointed out the need for long-distance transmission, which is something we at Xlinks are working hard to make happen.

“We had a good panel on unlocking grid financing, and it was great to hear comments from a number of panel members pointing out the need for long-distance transmission in grid plans,” said James.

“We are working hard to make it happen!”

Rapidly increasing demand will be met in a fully renewable fashion if we view the world as ‘one grid’, linking centres of abundant resource to centres of demand.

The coming together of such a diverse group of stakeholders continues to prove incredibly important in the global Net Zero mission.