The impacts of COVID-19 are far-reaching and can be viewed from the public health, social, economic, and political perspectives.

This short note focuses on the impact of COVID-19 on the energy sector and the extent to which international energy-related organisations are poised to respond to the pandemic. It is the result of an initial rapid online search concluded in the first two weeks of April 2020 and is published as an interim update. A further note is expected in May 2020 after the completion of more extensive research.