③@IRENARENEWABLEENERGY BENEFITSLEVERAGING LOCAL CAPACITY FORCONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER©IRENA2025Unless otherwise stated,material in this publication may be freely used,shared,copied,reproduced,printedand/or stored,provided that appropriate acknowledgement is given of IRENA as the source and copyrightholder.Material in this publication that is attributed to third parties may be subject to separate terms of useand restrictions.Appropriate permissions from these third parties may need to be secured before any use ofsuch material1BN:978-92-9260-644-2Citation:IRENA(2025),Renewable energy benefits:Leveraging local capacity for concentrated solar power,International Renewable Energy Agency,Abu Dhabi.ABOUT IRENAThe International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)is an intergovernmental organisation that supportscountries in their transition to a sustainable energy future,and serves as the principal platform for internationalco-operation,a centre of excellence,and a repository of policy,technology,resource and financial knowledgeon renewable energy.IRENA promotes the widespread adoption and sustainable use of all forms of renewableenergy,including bioenergy,geothermal,hydropower,ocean,solar and wind energy,in the pursuit ofsustainable development,energy access,energy security and low-carbon economic growth and prosperity.www.irena.orgACKNOWLEDGEMENTSThe report was authored by Celia Garcia-Banos (IRENA),Manuel Blanco (DLR),Cristina Prieto and ManuelSilva (University of Seville)under the direction of Michael Renner (IRENA).The report was initiated underRabia Ferroukhi (ex-IRENA)and finalised under Raul Alfaro-Pelico (Director,IRENA Knowledge,Policy andFinance Centre).The reportgreatly benefitted from the valuablefeedback and inputsfrom Imen Gherboudj(IRENA),MohammedNababa (IRENA),Sibghat Ullah (IRENA),Diala Hawila (IRENA),Alina Gilmanova (IRENA consultant),EduardoZarza (CIEMAT-PSA)and Adrian Blindu (Association for Research and Industrial Co-operation of Andalucia)and Elena Guillen-Burrieza (UPC).The report was reviewed by Arslan Khalid (IRENA consultant),Enrique Doheijo and Jesus Rubio Conde(Deloitte),Gilles Flamant (PROMES-CNRS),Julian Blanco (CIEMAT-PSA),Zhu Guangdong (NREL),ZhifengWang (Chinese Academy of Science)and Wes Stein (CSIRO).Publications and editorial support were provided by Francis Field and Stephanie Clarke.The report was editedby Fayre Makeig.Technical review was conducted by Paul Komar,and design by Myrto Petrou.DISCLAIMERThis publication and the material herein are provided "as is".All reasonable precautions have been taken by IRENA to verify the reliabilityof the material in this publication.However.neither IRENA nor any of its officials.agents.data or other third-party content providers.provides a warranty of any kind,either expressed or implied,and they accept no responsibility or liability for any consequence of use ofthe publication or material herein.The information contained herein does not necessarily represent the views of all Members of IRENA.The mention of specific companiesor certain projects or products does not imply that they are endorsed or recommended by IRENA in preference to others of a similarnature that are not mentioned.The designations employed.and the presentation of material herein.do not imply the expression of anyopinion on the part of IRENA conceming the legal status of any region.country.territory.city or area or of its authorities.or concerningthe delimitation of frontiers or boundaries.Photographs from Getty Images unless otherwise indicated.2