Call for Applications: IRENA NewGen Renewable Energy Accelerator Program 2025
The International Renewable Energy Agency is launching the IRENA NewGen Renewable Energy Accelerator (NewGen) for the third year in a row in partnership with Enel Foundation and Social Alpha.
Youth-led start-ups, scale-ups, and growth businesses now can be supported by IRENA to foster their growth and business acceleration.
Join this four-month hybrid acceleration programme to work closely with renewable energy and business experts to consolidate your business model, widen your customer base and enhance your investment readiness.
Summary of the IRENA NewGen Renewable Energy Accelerator Program 2025
- Type: Accelerator Program
- Duration: 4 months
- Sponsor: International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
- Eligible Countries: All
- Perks: Webinars, Workshops and Mentorship, Fosters growth and business acceleration, Widening customer base and enhance investment readiness, etc
- Deadline: May 10, 2025
Eligibility Criterias for the IRENA NewGen Renewable Energy Accelerator Program 2025
- Call for applications will be open for submissions between 10:00 GST / 8:00 CEST on 23 April 2025 and 23:59 GST / 21:59 CEST on 10 May 2025.
- Selected participants will be announced by IRENA on 26 May 2025 at www.irena.org and through the Agency’s social media channels.
- Call for applications is open to young entrepreneurs between 18 and 35 years old from all over the world.
- At least one founder of the start-up to be below the age of 35.
- By entering the selection process, participants guarantee that the submitted documentation is an original work created solely by the applicants and that it does not infringe on copyrights, trademarks and the rights of privacy, publicity, or intellectual property rights of any person or entity.
- At least two of the start-up founders are committed by 16 hrs each month for attending the accelerator sessions.
- Start-up main business line should be in the following categories:
- Renewable Energy technologies (solar, wind, hydropower, green hydrogen, geothermal and bio energy)
- Climate adaption technologies (water, agriculture, livestock, extreme weather events, early warning system)
- Climate Mitigation technologies (transportation, decarbonization, circular economy, energy efficiency, energy transformation and smart grids)
- At least two of the start-up founders are committed by 16 hrs each month for attending the accelerator sessions.
- By entering the selection process, participants guarantee that the submitted documentation is an original work created solely by the applicants and that it does not infringe on copyrights, trademarks and the rights of privacy, publicity, or intellectual property rights of any person or entity.
Accelerator Participants will benefit from:
- Tailored acceleration programme in renewable energy and climate technology
- Webinars, workshops, and dedicated mentorship by IRENA
- Access to pitching events and investment matchmaking
Timelines – IRENA NewGen Renewable Energy Accelerator Program 2025
- 23 April –Â 10 May:Â Application Open.
- 1 May – 24 May: Screening applications and selecting participants and Announcing selected cohort.
- 28 May –Â 29 July:Â NewGen Training program
- 30 July –Â 30 Aug:Â Startups Self work and peer to peer review.
- 3 Sep – 30 Sep: Business Linkage, IRENA Youth Award and Post-Acceleration Engagement.