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IRENA - International Renewable Energy Agency

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Interim Director-General of IRENA has been elected

29 June 2009

Ms. Hélène Pelosse (France) becomes Interim Director-General

The Preparatory Commission designated Ms. Hélène Pelosse as the first head of the emerging Agency during its second session in Sharm El Sheikh on 29 June 2009.

Four candidates with outstanding profiles and strong backgrounds in the field of renewable energy were nominated by the Member States for the position. After a close and fair election, the French candidate Ms. Pelosse was appointed by the Signatories as the first Interim Director-General of IRENA.

Ms. Pelosse is currently Deputy Head of Staff in the Private Office of the French Minister for Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development, and Town and Country Planning in charge of international affairs. She also managed the French negotiations for the EU’s Climate and Energy package, focusing in particular on the Renewable Energy Directive, and was responsible for designing the Renewable Energy Plan for France. Moreover, she took part in several international climate negotiations and has been intimately engaged with international organisations in the field of energy during her career (e.g. IEA, UNEP, UNDP).

Ms. Pelosse has established a long record of outstanding experience and profound knowledge of the renewable sector as well as strong communication and representation skills. Her unique expertise provides IRENA with the ideal conditions to continue its promising start and to make IRENA a driving force for a new global energy paradigm that suits the needs of the 21st century.

 

Abu Dhabi

29 June 2009

New Home of IRENA

Today IRENA accomplished a major stride. At the Agency’s second session of the Preparatory Commission in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, the Signatories designated Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, as the interim headquarters.

At the same time it was decided that Bonn will host IRENA’s centre of technology and innovation and that in Vienna the Agency’s liaison office for cooperation with other organisations active in the field of renewables will be established. This reflects the spirit of cooperation that is needed for IRENA to grow into a strong and effective organisation. 

More than 130 Member States are participating at the conference that is chaired by the Egyptian Minister of Power and Electricity, Dr. Hassan Younes.

 

Major Success

29 June 2009

22 Countries joined IRENA at the second session of the Preparatory Commission in Sharm El Sheikh

During today’s Signing Ceremony at the second session of the Preparatory Commission, in the presence of approximately 500 participants from all over the world, the following 22 States signed IRENA´s Founding Treaty at the International Congress Centre in Sharm El Sheikh (SEICC), Egypt:

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Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Costa Rica, Fiji, Gabon, Japan, Kiribati, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Maldives, Malta, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Swaziland, Timor-Leste, Tonga, USA, Vanuatu and Zimbabwe

  
As of today, 136 Member States took part in the important decision making process of the second session of the Preparatory Commission of the Agency's interim headquarters and its Interim Director-General.
   
   
     Map of IRENA's Signatory States (as of 29 June 2009)

 > Download the list of current Signatory States here.

 

Announcement of the Depository

Signing Ceremony in Sharm El Sheikh

A signing ceremony has been scheduled during the 2nd session of the Preparatory Commission in Sharm El Sheikh on 29 June 2009. Any state interested in joining IRENA at this ceremony is advised to send its request for signature together with copies of credentials and full powers to the Government of Egypt via New and Renewable Energy Authority (NREA), Cairo, Egypt. Fax number: +202 227 17 173.

Please note: States that sign in Sharm El Sheikh will be able to participate as Signatories at the 2nd session of the Preparatory Commission.

Please refer further to the Legal Information Note for the 2nd session of the Preparatory Commission.