The IEA is closely monitoring the situation in the Middle East – including the implications for energy markets, trade & security.
Our new hub offers key information on the Strait of Hormuz and the current oil & gas market context 👇 iea.li/409p8Je
The IEA is closely monitoring the situation in the Middle East – including the implications for energy markets, trade & security.
Our new hub offers key information on the Strait of Hormuz and the current oil & gas market context.
Learn more → iea.li/3P0Zmo5
🗣️ "To the Chair and to Executive Director Fatih Birol, thank you very much indeed. I am delighted and very proud of the words spoken about our arrival, Colombia's process of joining the IEA.”
🇨🇴's Minister Edwin Palma Egea on Colombia becoming IEA’s 33rd Member 📺👇
🗣️ “Energy security will be the guiding principle for Ukraine in its new energy architecture.”
At the #IEAMinisterial, 🇱🇹 Minister Žygimantas Vaičiūnas highlighted key takeaways from our discussion on supporting Ukraine’s energy sector resilience 👇
A new episode of our Everything Energy podcast just dropped! 🎧
🎧 Listen as 🇸🇬 Minister Tan See Leng & 🇲🇦 Minister Leila Benali discuss the evolving energy security challenges facing their countries & how they're tackling them.
Listen now 👇
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Sodium-ion batteries are emerging as a new player in global markets – offering opportunities to diversify battery chemistries & supply chains at a time of rising demand.
Read more on their growing momentum – and the barriers to broader adoption 👉 iea.li/3OzgFwp
On 5 March, join the authors of our Electricity 2026 report for a webinar on the key findings.
They'll highlight recent trends underpinning the Age of Electricity & discuss how to unlock greater grid capacity to securely meet rising power use.
Sign up 👉 iea.li/4kRVy4k
Missed our Energy Innovation Forum? Watch it back 👇
Opening iea.li/4cBv19k
The State of Energy Innovation iea.li/4aDaGOj
Innovation for Competitiveness iea.li/40paDAU
First-of-a-kind Projects iea.li/3MzPMYE
Closing iea.li/4qHTnld
“Clean cooking is freedom. This is life-expanding, life-enhancing and game changing. This is what the IEA should be focused on and – I’m thrilled – is focused on.”
US Secretary Chris Wright at the #IEAMinisterial. He is a co-chair of our Clean Cooking Summit in Nairobi on 9-10 July.
🗣️"We have many different paths of getting information. But none are as credible as yours. And none are as useful for us, also in dealing with partners across the planet."
🇪🇺 Commissioner Dan Jøergensen on the important role of IEA data & analysis in energy policy-making 📺👇
🗣️ "We thank the @IEA for pointing out in their 2026 report that we’re going to need 50% more investment in our electricity grids before the end of the decade if we’re actually going to meet the demand of this time."
Google's Amanda Peterson Corio at the 2026 #IEAMinisterial 👇
🗣️ "We work very closely with @fbirol’s team and the @IEA Regional Cooperation Centre to make the ASEAN power grid into a reality."
Singapore's Minister Tan See Leng on our cooperation on power system security in the Asia-Pacific 📺⬇️
🗣️ “We are now expanding the Critical Minerals Security Programme to promote coordinated action in the face of supply disruptions"
Our Executive Director Fatih Birol on IEA's broadened critical minerals mandate, which boosts cooperation on emergency preparedness & diversification: iea.li/4aAajFH
As electricity demand grows, expanding grids & flexibility is key.
Today, thousands of gigawatts worth of projects are currently stalled in connection queues worldwide.
Grid-enhancing technologies & regulatory reforms could unlock substantial capacity 👉 iea.li/4a2F6KU
Access to timely, high-quality data on energy technology supply chains is key to identifying & addressing risks as countries shape their industrial strategies.
Our new report examines key data collection challenges & outlines solutions for policymakers 👉 iea.li/4ctrl9V
Access to timely, high-quality data on energy technology supply chains is key to identifying & addressing risks as countries shape their industrial strategies.
Our new report examines key data collection challenges & outlines solutions for policymakers 👉 iea.li/4ctrl9V
Our newsletter went out today, with highlights from the #IEAMinisterial – including closer ties with key countries & expanded critical minerals work, insight from our Energy Innovation Forum & much more.
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Read it now 👉 iea.li/4kNnOVM
Falling costs are driving rapid growth in battery markets – with average prices dropping 8% in 2025.
But regional price disparities are widening: battery packs in China were 30% cheaper than in the US & 35% cheaper than in Europe last year.
Read more 👉 iea.li/4afU9kv
🗣️ “The IEA is at the centre of the energy universe, with countries coming to us, institutions coming to us. Why is this happening? I believe personally because of the IEA’s credibility ... Data is our everything.”
Watch back our Executive Director Fatih Birol's full remarks 👉 iea.li/3MPupT8
🗣️ “We are determined, very determined to lead the global energy journey towards the betterment of all humanity.”
At the #IEAMinisterial, our Executive Director Fatih Birol underscored our commitment to ensuring a more secure, affordable & sustainable energy future for all 👉 iea.li/3MPupT8
🗣️"We have many different paths of getting information. But none is as credible as yours. And none is as useful for us, also in dealing with partners across the planet."
🇪🇺 Commissioner @DanJoergensen on the important role of @IEA data & analysis in energy policy-making 📺👇
Missed discussions at the IEA Energy Innovation Forum? Watch them back👇
Opening iea.li/4r5Q3Rn
The State of Energy Innovation iea.li/4aITU0w
Innovation & Supply Chains for Competitiveness iea.li/3ORsga1
Progress on First-of-a-kind Projects iea.li/4aJnKls
Where to Act in the Next Year iea.li/4aqtzW2
🗣️ “I would like to express my sincere appreciation for Fatih Birol's leadership. You understand global trends very deeply & guided this organisation to provide very meaningful inputs to energy policy formulation”
Japan's Vice-Minister Takehiko Matsuo at the #IEAMinisterial 📺👇
🗣️ “Energy access is achievable, but only if we act with purpose.”
In his remarks at the #IEAMinisterial, Norway’s Minister Terje Aasland highlighted 5️⃣ key actions needed to deliver universal energy access to all those who lack it today
Watch it back 👉 iea.li/46hWnh3
🗣️ “Being data-driven, being neutral doesn’t mean we don’t take sides. We take the side of secure energy. We take the side of affordable energy. We take the side of sustainable energy – and energy for all”
Our Executive Director Fatih Birol at the #IEAMinisterial. Watch it back: iea.li/4tKESzO
In just 1️⃣ hour, we’ll go LIVE for the closing press conference of the 2026 #IEAMinisterial Meeting.
Join Ministerial Chair Sophie Hermans @MinisterKGG of the Netherlands and our Executive Director @fbirol as they discuss key takeaways from the Meeting → iea.li/3ZMGKuh
🗣️ “The IEA is the world’s resource for facts on energy, to understand supply and demand, to understand balances … without IEA’s data, the world would have some problems”
At the #IEAMinisterial, Chevron’s John Hess highlighted the role of IEA data in energy decision-making 👇
Discussions at the 2026 @IEA Energy Innovation Forum – taking place on the sidelines of our #IEAMinisterial – kick off in just 3️⃣0️⃣ minutes!
Tune in as energy decision-makers examine the latest advances in today's energy innovation landscape 👉 iea.li/4arwGvt
The 2026 @IEA Energy Innovation Forum takes place tomorrow on the sidelines of our #IEAMinisterial.
Join innovators, investors, policy-makers & other leading experts from around the globe for LIVE discussions on today's energy innovation landscape 👉 iea.li/4rVBuR5
The 2026 #IEAMinisterial kicks off tomorrow. Tune in to a series of LIVE energy discussions: iea.li/4qsZwlj
⏰ 11:00 CET - Advancing Energy Access & Clean Cooking Solutions
⏰ 14:30 CET - Ministerial Opening & Scene Setting
⏰ 14:50 CET - Reporting from High-Level Dialogues
