As the second session of IRENA’s webinar series on the environmental impacts of renewables, IRENA is partnering with the Raptors MOU to organise a webinar focused on grid infrastructure and migratory birds.

Grid infrastructure, including electricity transmission and distribution powerlines, plays a vital role in the global energy transition. However, the expansion of powerlines may overlap with the habitats or the migratory routes of certain bird species. Collision with and electrocution by powerlines often lead to debilitating injuries and death of migratory birds. At the same time, these incidents can cause disruption to the electricity system, damages to equipment and increasing costs to utility companies.

This event will bring together experts and stakeholders from both the energy sector and the environment community to discuss the current status of this issue, possible options to avoid or mitigate these impacts, challenges for further adoption of solutions and possible policies to address them. A panel of experts will share insights and best practices from different contexts.