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IEA Members agree to start accession process with Brazil at the 2026 Ministerial in Paris
…September 2025 by Minister of Mines and Energy Alexandre Silveira and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mauro Viera to the IEA Executive Director, signalling the government’s intention to seek membership and build on years of close cooperation in areas such as energy security, data and statistics and policy analysis.As part of the accession process, Brazil will work with the IEA Secretariat and member governments to meet the Agency’s membership criteria including obligations related to oil stockholding, emergency response measures and data reporting as set out in IEA governance frameworks.The start of Brazil’s accession process toward IEA…
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Viet Nam joins the IEA Family
…diverse economy and strong policy ambitions underline the importance of its voice in global energy discussions. We look forward to working even more closely together to enhance energy security, affordability and sustainability.”As an Association country, Viet Nam will participate more closely in the IEA's work on energy security, data and statistics, technology, analysis and policy dialogue. The decision builds on strengthened cooperation in recent years, including the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding in June 2025 establishing a framework for collaboration on energy data and statistics, energy technologies, power sector enhancement, energy efficiency, critical minerals and rare earths…
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Global EV Outlook 2026 Webinar (morning session)
…on automotive technology trends related to software and artificial intelligence. The report is complemented by updated versions of two online tools: the Global EV Data Explorer – which now includes vehicle price data in selected markets – and the Global EV Policy Explorer. These tools allow users to interactively explore EV statistics projections and policy measures worldwide. Following the launch on the morning of 20 May, the Global EV Outlook 2026 will additionally be presented to registered viewers in two separate webinar events for different time zones on 27 May at 17:00-18:00 (CEST) and on 28 May at 09:00-10:00 …
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Global EV Outlook 2026 Webinar (evening session)
…on automotive technology trends related to software and artificial intelligence. The report is complemented by updated versions of two online tools: the Global EV Data Explorer – which now includes vehicle price data in selected markets – and the Global EV Policy Explorer. These tools allow users to interactively explore EV statistics projections and policy measures worldwide. Following the launch on the morning of 20 May, the Global EV Outlook 2026 will additionally be presented to registered viewers in two separate webinar events for different time zones on 27 May at 17:00-18:00 (CEST) and on 28 May at 09:00-10:00 …
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Energy Efficiency in Emerging Economies
…3 to 4 times a year around the world, the E4 training weeks are unique to the programme, bringing together IEA, country and industry experts to build a community of practice for the next generation of policymakers in emerging economies.Webinars: webinars offer a broad audience access to a range of experts on key policy issues or emerging technologies.Online training: the E4 programme currently offers six online training courses: Energy Efficiency Indicators: Fundamentals on Statistics and Essentials for Policy Making, Energy Efficiency in Buildings, Sustainable Energy Policies for Smart Cities, Singapore-IEA Regional Training Programme on Efficient Grid-Interactive…
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EU4Energy
…profiles Explore more Roadmaps and summary brochures for policy makers EU4Energy statistics training Ukraine's winter energy security plan Building robust and flexible energy policies Today’s energy policy landscape is shaped by the need to prepare for an uncertain future. To ensure decisions made today remain relevant and effective in the long term, governments must adopt a scenario-based approach supported by robust energy system modelling. However, building and maintaining this analytical capacity—both in terms of tools and skilled personnel—requires sustained investment. Reliable national energy statistics are also essential to underpin accurate modelling and scenario analysis.This…
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Energy Sub-Saharan Africa
…Sub-Saharan Africa will play an increasingly important role in shaping the global energy landscape and achieving global climate goals.Despite this, sub-Saharan Africa is the least understood region in the global energy system. Key barriers include a lack of basic energy demand and supply statistics due to institutional limitations and the limited application of energy modelling and analysis in policy design, market analysis and investment decisions.Given the region’s increasing significance in the international energy arena, it is more critical than ever to gain a clearer picture of the energy sector developments taking place in the region…
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Data-Driven Electrification in Africa
…The IEA has been monitoring global energy statistics and tracking global electricity access data since 2000. Currently, we estimate 600 million people in Africa lack reliable electricity access. Although steady progress has been made to reduce this number, the Covid-19 pandemic and the 2022 energy crisis reversed this trend. Timely and comprehensive indicators of electricity access are crucial for policy makers to plan and adjust universal electrification efforts. Therefore, to accelerate and strengthen these efforts, the IEA has published the Guidebook for Improved Electricity Access Statistics outlining a unified strategy for developing electricity access indicators.This Guidebook provides key recommendations for…
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The energy implications of events in the Middle East
…meanwhile, have gradually rebalanced https://www.iea.org/reports/gas-market-report-q1-2026 in recent years following the major shock that followed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. A wave of new LNG capacity https://www.iea.org/data-and-statistics/data-tools/global-lng-capacity-tracker between now and the end of this decade is expected to transform market dynamics. But markets remained tight in the first two months of 2026, and depleted storage coming out of the heating season in the Northern Hemisphere is set to increase the call on LNG in the months ahead…
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Energy Technology Perspectives 2026
The 2026 edition of Energy Technology Perspectives is published against the backdrop of a fast-changing policy and technology landscape. Governments are working to establish secure and resilient supply chains for clean energy technologies while advancing key energy policy goals such as energy security, affordability and economic competitiveness, as well as climate and other environmental goals. In a landscape that is constantly evolving, this report aims to deliver timely insights into the status and outlook of technology deployment, manufacturing, project pipelines, investments, and trade of different energy technologies and materials. The aim is to provide useful analysis that can inform…
