The Government of Mexico teamed up with REN21 to organise the 7th International Renewable Energy Conference (IREC) in Mexico from 11-13 September 2017.
MEXIREC was attended by ministers and government representatives from 44 countries as well as representatives from the private sector and civil society including NGOs, academia, business, industry and international organisations.
At the closing of the Conference, the MEXIREC Declaration was presented, which outlines key elements to enhance the energy transition with renewables in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Conference Report
- MEXIREC Conference Report (English)
- México Conferencia International de Energías Renovables (Spanish)
Conference Programme
The Conference Programme covered five thematic areas: Policy and Finance; Electricity Sector and Infrastructure; Heating and Cooling/Transport; Energy Access/Local Value Creation; and Technology Innovations and presented across 25 parallel sessions. Each session had an issue paper that outlined the key issues and presented questions to be discussed. To access an issue paper, click on the programme link below and select the session title for more information.
Declaration
The MEXIREC Declaration outlines key elements to enhance the energy transition with renewables in Latin America and the Caribbean. Conference participants endorsed the Declaration, acknowledging the efforts of the Government of Mexico to keep sustainable development and energy transition with renewable energy as the central axis of its Energy Reform of the electric power sector.
