Did you know that in 2019 the losses from electrical transmission and distribution systems in Latin America and the Caribbean could have supplied electricity to more than 50 million homes? To reduce these losses, the IDB has developed Energizados, a tool that uses artificial intelligence to automate the detection of electrical fraud. For electricity to reach cities, … [Read more...] about Energizados, a tool to automate the detection of electrical fraud
Carlos Echevarría Barbero
Mr. Echevarría has more than 25 years of experience in infrastructure project finance, the last 20 years financing projects in the energy sector, mainly in Latin American countries (Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Peru, and Venezuela). He is a Regional Lead Energy Specialist at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and is currently in charge of the IDB's sector dialogue and energy operations in Brazil, and is responsible for coordinating the Bank's regional energy integration projects where Brazil is present. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration and a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering and Renewable Energy.
The biggest hydropower project in Central America, financed by IDB group, is granted with the Blue Planet Award
The Reventazón Hydropower Project (RHP) is one of the biggest and complex infrastructures built in Central America (it is the biggest hydropower project in the Region). The RHP has been carried out by the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE), a Costa Ricas´s public utility company, and was fully operational in September 2016. It has an installed capacity of 305,5-MW … [Read more...] about The biggest hydropower project in Central America, financed by IDB group, is granted with the Blue Planet Award