América Latina sigue siendo un mercado atractivo para los promotores de la energía renovable. Esto a pesar de los grandes cambios en el sector energético en los últimos meses a nivel mundial. Las tecnologías renovables son vistas como una solución técnica y económicamente viable especialmente en países que cuentan con pocos recursos fósiles. A continuación resumo los desarrollos más importantes en los últimos años y en particular este 2015 para cinco países latinoamericanos que por circunstancias específicas se destacan:
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Por Mario Antonio Arroyo Arrazola, finalista del concurso de blogueros
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Low-income communities in Latin America and the Caribbean do not have broad access to clean energy and energy efficient technologies; they are also disproportionately affected by the effects of climate change.Small farmers in areas experiencing more frequent droughts, business owners looking to increase their competitiveness with energy-efficient products, and low-income households that seek access to small-scale e
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Most experts agree that Latin America's increased use of natural gas to generate electricity is here to stay. Why? And what could this mean for climate change?
The trend is largely driven by Mexico´s switch from fueling electricity with oil products to natural gas. This comes as a result of improved access to natural gas, as well as lower costs.
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The enrollment period for the ‘Climate Finance Essentials: Innovative Finance for the Climate Change Challenge’ course is now open until January 25th.
This is the second time this course is offered.
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Latin America needs more hydropower. Is there a way to get them right? At the IDB, we are always searching for lessons learned that can help us do better and more sustainable projects. The 456MW Chaglla Hydroelectric Project on the Huallaga River in Huánuco, Perú – of the Empresa de Generación Huallaga, a subsidiary of the Odebrecht Group – provides a number of lessons learned for hydropower development in South America.


