Asia accounted for 71% of renewable energy capacity growth in 2024, while regions such as Africa lagged far behind, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) highlighted today as it released its report <a href="https://www.irena.org/-/media/Files/IRENA/Agency/Publication/2025/Jul/IRENA_DAT_RE_Statistics_2025.pdf" target="_blank">Renewable Energy Statistics 2025</a>.