2026 IEA Ministerial Meeting
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Energy ministers from around the world will meet in Paris on 18 and 19 February for the IEA’s 2026 Ministerial Meeting – taking stock of the latest developments in energy markets and policies, and the implications for energy security, affordability and sustainability.
The IEA's Ministerial Meeting, which takes place every two years in Paris, provides an opportunity to review the Agency’s achievements and discuss key global energy challenges and opportunities. The 2026 Ministerial will be chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Sophie Hermans of the Netherlands.
In addition to government ministers, industry CEOs from the energy sector and beyond will take part in discussions during the Ministerial, as well as heads of other international organisations and civil society representatives.
The IEA's 3rd annual Energy Innovation Forum will take place alongside the Ministerial on 18 February.
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Schedule
All times in Paris time
Feb 18, 2026
11:00 - 12:30
Advancing Energy Access and Clean Cooking Solutions
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14:30 - 14:50
Ministerial Opening and Scene Setting
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14:50 - 15:05
Reporting Back From High-Level Dialogues
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Feb 19, 2026
Ministerial outputs
Expansion of the IEA family
Participants
Chair
Sophie Hermans
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Climate Policy and Green Growth, The Netherlands
Host
Fatih Birol
Executive Director, International Energy Agency
Governments
Daniel Cristian González Casartelli
Secretary of Mining and Energy, Argentina
Stephen Jones
Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the OECD, Australia
Elisabeth Zehetner
State Secretary for Energy, Startups and Tourism, Federal Ministry of Economy, Energy and Tourism, Austria
Nancy Mahieu
Director-General, Ministry of Economy, SMEs and Energy, Belgium
Sarquis José Buainain Sarquis
Ambassador and Delegate to International Economic Organisations, Brazil
Tim Hodgson
Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Canada
Fernando Ortiz
Head of International Affairs, Ministry of Energy, Chile
Edwin Palma Egea
Minister of Mines and Energy, Colombia
Elías Soley
Permanent Representative to the OECD, Costa Rica
Karel Havlíček
Minister of Industry and Trade, Czechia
Lars Aagaard
Minister for Climate, Energy and Utilities, Denmark
Tarek Dahroug
Ambassador to France, Egypt
Andres Sutt
Minister of Energy and the Environment, Estonia
Dan Jørgensen
European Commissioner for Energy and Housing, European Union
Teresa Ribera Rodríguez
Executive Vice-President, Clean, Just and Competitive Transition, European Union
Sari Multala
Minister of Climate and the Environment, Finland
Roland Lescure
Minister for Economy, Finance and Industrial, Energetic and Digital Sovereignty, France
Katherina Reiche
Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy, Germany
Richard Gyan-Mensah
Deputy Minister for Energy and Green Transition, Ghana
Nikolas Tsafos
Deputy Minister of Environment and Energy, Greece
Márk Alföldy-Boruss
Deputy State Secretary for Energy Affairs, Ministry of Energy, Hungary
Pankaj Agarwal
Secretary, Ministry of Power, India
Mohamad Oemar
Ambassador to France, Indonesia
Darragh O'Brien
Minister of Climate, Energy and the Environment, Ireland
Eli Cohen
Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, Israel
Vannia Gava
Deputy Minister of the Environment and Energy Security, Italy
Toshihide Ando
Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the OECD, Japan
Takehiko Matsuo
Vice-Minister for International Affairs, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan
Iwao Horii
State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan
James Opiyo Wandayi
Minister of Energy and Petroleum, Kenya
Hohyeon Lee
Vice Minister, Ministry of Climate Energy and Environment, Republic of Korea
Kaspars Melnis
Minister for Climate and Energy, Latvia
Žygimantas Vaičiūnas
Minister of Energy, Lithuania
Nadia Erzner
Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the OECD, Luxembourg
Laila Porras Musalem
Director General for International Affairs, Secretariat of Energy, Mexico
Leila Benali
Minister of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development, Morocco
Michel Heijdra
Director-General for Climate and Energy, The Netherlands
Simon Watts
Minister for Energy, New Zealand
Ekperikpe Ekpo
Honourable Minister of State, Petroleum Resources (Gas), Nigeria
Terje Lien Aasland
Minister of Energy, Norway
Milosz Motyka
Minister of Energy, Poland
Paulo Carmona
Director General for Energy, Ministry of Environment and Energy, Portugal
Cheikh Niane
Secretary-General, Ministry of Energy, Petroleum and Mines, Senegal
Cyril Grant
Minister of Energy, Sierra Leone
Tan See Leng
Minister for Manpower and Minister-in-charge of Energy and Science & Technology, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Singapore
Bronislava Chmelová
Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the OECD, Slovak Republic
Sara Aagesen Muñoz
Third Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge, Spain
Maja Lundbäck
State Secretary for Energy, Business and Industry, Ministry for Climate and Enterprise, Sweden
Albert Rösti
Federal Councillor, Head of the Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications, Switzerland
Deogratius John Ndejembi
Minister of Energy, Tanzania
Prasert Sinsukprasert
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Energy, Thailand
Aminata Ba,
Technical Advisor for Energy, Ministry of Mines and Energy Resources, Togo
Alparslan Bayraktar
Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Türkiye
Denys Shmyhal
First Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Energy, Ukraine
Ed Miliband
Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, United Kingdom
Chris Wright
Secretary of Energy, Department of Energy, United States
Caleb Orr
Assistant Secretary for Economic, Energy and Business Affairs, Department of State, United States
Non-government (companies, international organisations and civil society)
Marco Arcelli
Chief Executive Officer, ACWA
Marco Arcelli
Chief Executive Officer, ACWA Power
Rashid Ali Abdallah
Executive Director, African Energy Commission
François Jackow
Chief Executive Officer, Air Liquide
Kjetel Digre
Chief Executive Officer and President, Aker Solutions
Fredrik Ekström
Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President, Alfa Laval Group
Abdul Razib Dawood
Executive Director, ASEAN Centre for Energy
Pradeep Tharakan
Director Energy Transition, Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Elif Bilgi Zapparoli
Head of International Client Strategy, Bank of America
John Hess
Member of the Board of Directors, Chevron
Dymphna van der Lans
CEO, Clean Cooking Alliance (CCA)
Jean-François Gagné
Head of Secretariat, Clean Energy Ministerial
Michael Apicelli
Head of Secretariat, Climate Club
Rick Needham
Chief Commercial Officer, Commonwealth Fusion Systems
Kasper Elbjørn
Senior Vice President, Head of Communications and Public Affairs, Danfoss
Maxim Timchenko
Chief Executive Officer, DTEK
Bernard Fontana
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, EDF
Narin Phoawanich
Governor, EGAT
Frédéric Dunon
Chief Executive Officer, Elia Belgium
Varun Sivaram
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, EmeraldAI
Mohamed Al Braiki
Group Chief Operating Officer, ENEC
Julia Maris
Executive Vice President, Corporate Secretariat, ENGIE
Lapo Pistelli
Director of Public Affairs, Eni
Drew Marsh
Chair of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Entergy; Chair, Nuclear Energy Institute
Arvid Tuerkner
Managing Director, Ukraine and Moldova, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
Ambroise Fayolle
Vice-President, European Investment Bank
Alice Wells
Executive Vice President Europe, ExxonMobil
Andrew Forrest
Executive Chairman and Founder, Fortescue
Merja Paavola
Vice President Corporate Public Affairs, Fortum
Philippe Piron
President, Electrification Systems and Chief Executive Officer for Grid Solutions and Power Conversion, GE Vernova
Anne Edwards
Head of Corporate Affairs, Glencore
Amanda Peterson Corio
Senior Director Clean Energy & Power, Google
Sasha Luccioni
AI and Climate Lead, Hugging Face
Mark Freymueller
Senior Vice President, Hyundai Motor Group
Keith Anderson
Chief Executive Officer, Scottish Power (Iberdrola Group)
Joseph Alenchery
Senior Vice President and Business Head (Energy), Infosys Ltd
Steven van Rijswijk
Chairman of the Executive Board and Chief Executive Officer, ING Groep N.V.
Takayuki Ueda
President and Chief Executive Officer, Inpex Corporation
Ana Maria Ibáñez
Vice President for Sectors and Knowledge, Interamerican Development Bank
Jassim Alshirawi
Secretary General, International Energy Forum (IEF)
Francesco La Camera
Director General, International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
Michio Daito
President, Japan Organisation for Metals and Energy Security
Yun Choi
Chairman, Korea Zinc
Andrés Rebolledo
Executive Secretary, Latin American and Caribbean Energy Organization (OLACDE)
Melanie Nakagawa
Chief Sustainability Officer, Microsoft
Joanna Drake
Chair, Mission Innovation Steering Committee, Mission Innovation
Timothée Lacroix
Chief Technology Officer and Co‑Founder, Mistral AI
Zoltán Áldott
Chairman of the Supervisory Board, MOL Hungarian Oil and Gas Public Limited Company
James Robb
President and Chief Executive Officer, NERC
Colm Murphy
Director of Major Projects, NESO
Gurdeep Singh
Chairman and Managing Director, NTPC Limited
Marc Spieler
Senior Managing Director for the Global Energy Industry, NVIDIA
Greg Jackson
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Octopus Energy Group
John McCarrick
Head of Global Energy Policy, OpenAI
Mathias Cormann
Secretary General, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Sławomir Staszak
Member of the Management Board for Energy, ORLEN
Rasmus Errboe
Group President and Chief Executive Officer, Ørsted
Boudewijn Siemons
Chief Executive Officer, Port of Rotterdam
Georgios Stassis
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, PPC
Eko Yudo Pramono
Executive Vice President of Electricity System Planning, PT PLN (Persero)
Alastair Evans
Director of Corporate Affairs, Rolls-Royce SMR
Laurent Bataille
Executive Vice President, Europe Operations, Schneider Electric
Selda Gunsel
Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President of Technology, Shell
Frederik Doyé
Hub Europe Senior Vice President, Siemens Energy
Birgitte Ringstad Vartdal
President and Chief Executive Officer, Statkraft AS
Shingo Ueno
President and Chief Executive Officer, Sumitomo Corporation
Catherine Adair
Director of External Engagement, Teck Resources
Nagi Hamiyeh
Head of EMEA, Temasek
Patrick Pouyanné
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, TotalEnergies
Matthew Harrison
Chief Corporate Officer and Chief Diversity Officer, Toyota Motor Europe
Selwin Hart
Special Adviser to the Secretary-General, UN (Executive Office of the Secretary-General)
Simon Stiell
Executive Secretary, UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
Andreas Regnell
Senior Vice President and Head of Strategic Development, Vattenfall
Enguerrand Ducene
VP Commercial Contracts EMEA, Westinghouse
Valerie Levkov
Vice President for Infrastructure, World Bank Group
Angela Wilkinson
Secretary General and CEO, World Energy Council
Roberto Bocca
Head, Centre for Energy and Materials; Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum (WEF)
All times in Paris time
Feb 18, 2026
Feb 19, 2026