IDB Invest supports transport and energy infrastructure projects that transform local economies. These projects create formal jobs, provide training for women, and consolidate new productive sectors.
A clear example of transformation is Pirapora, in northern Minas Gerais, Brazil. This city, with more than 50,000 inhabitants, has become one of the leading centers for solar energy production in Latin America.

IDB Invest supports transport and energy infrastructure projects that transform local economies. These projects create formal jobs, provide training for women, and consolidate new productive sectors.
A clear example of transformation is Pirapora, in northern Minas Gerais, Brazil. This city, with more than 50,000 inhabitants, has become one of the leading centers for solar energy production in Latin America.

Each year, the IDB Group honors development projects that have overcome significant implementation challenges and generate lessons with replicable potential for Latin America and the Caribbean. In 2025, the Superheroes of Development program honored HIAE as one of the winners. This private, nonprofit organization, founded in 1955, was previously supported by IDB Invest during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Each year, the IDB Group honors development projects that have overcome significant implementation challenges and generate lessons with replicable potential for Latin America and the Caribbean. In 2025, the Superheroes of Development program honored HIAE as one of the winners. This private, nonprofit organization, founded in 1955, was previously supported by IDB Invest during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Each year, the IDB Group honors development projects that have overcome significant implementation challenges and generate lessons with replicable potential for Latin America and the Caribbean. In 2025, the Superheroes of Development program honored HIAE as one of the winners. This private, nonprofit organization, founded in 1955, was previously supported by IDB Invest during the COVID-19 pandemic.