For some years now, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has been studying the potential of implementing a green hydrogen market in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). Currently, the region has the cleanest electricity matrix in the world. This is made up of a significant amount of renewable resources in the form of wind, solar, geothermal, and hydrological resources, … [Read more...] about H2LAC 2023: Expanding the Dialogue and the Role of the IDB in the regional green hydrogen market
Iniciativa SINEA: hacia la integración eléctrica de la región andina
El próximo 9 de mayo se llevará a cabo en la ciudad de Quito, Ecuador, la cumbre de ministros del Sistema de Interconexión Eléctrica Andina (SINEA). A partir de esta cumbre, los países miembros buscan reafirmar su voluntad de avanzar en la creación de un Mercado Andino Eléctrico Regional (MAER) a través de la firma de la Declaración de Quito; aprobar la actualización de la Hoja … [Read more...] about Iniciativa SINEA: hacia la integración eléctrica de la región andina
UKSIP – Five years catalyzing investment in sustainable infrastructure in collaboration between the public and private sectors
Since 2018, the British Government, together with the IDB, designed the United Kingdom Sustainable Infrastructure Programme (UKSIP) to catalyze private investment in sustainable infrastructure aligned with the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) in Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru. This partnership between the British … [Read more...] about UKSIP – Five years catalyzing investment in sustainable infrastructure in collaboration between the public and private sectors
Latin America and the Caribbean can mitigate climate change by tapping into its energy efficiency potential
In Latin America and the Caribbean, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from energy reached their highest levels in 2013. However, from 2014 to 2019, regional emissions decreased at an annual rate of 1.74%, to the growing share of renewables in the electricity generation mix, which rose from 53% in 2013 to 59% in 2019, as reported by the Inter-American Development Bank's Energy … [Read more...] about Latin America and the Caribbean can mitigate climate change by tapping into its energy efficiency potential
Digital Utilities of the Future: New frontiers in Energy and Telecommunications shared services
Have you ever wondered how electric power and telecommunications could be combined to improve infrastructure in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC)? Certainly there is a lot of synergy in several countries in the region for both sectors. For this reason, on April 19 at 2:00 p.m. (ET) the IDB, in collaboration with the Association of Latin American Electricity Distributors … [Read more...] about Digital Utilities of the Future: New frontiers in Energy and Telecommunications shared services