The price of solar energy has been dropping dramatically during last 20 years and the projections suggest that it will maintain that trend in the coming years. In a near future, solar energy in Suriname will be cheaper than the electricity coming conventional fossil fuel plants. According to the International Renewable Energies Agency (IRENA) the global weighted average … [Read more...] about What is the future of Solar energy in Suriname?
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The Extractive Sector in Peru strengthens its female talent
The mining, oil and gas industries generate millions of jobs in our region. However, it is one of the most male dominate industries. In Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), women represent less than 10% of workers in mining and less than 15% of direct and indirect employment in the oil and gas industries. In the mining sector in Peru, for example, half of the … [Read more...] about The Extractive Sector in Peru strengthens its female talent
World Energy Outlook 2017: How will the Energy Sector evolve till 2040?
On April 9th, Mr. Paul Simons, Deputy Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), presented at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) the key findings from IEA’s flagship report, World Energy Outlook 2017 (WEO 2017). Mr. Simons addressed the important role of emerging economies, where the Latin American and the Caribbean (LAC) region will become an … [Read more...] about World Energy Outlook 2017: How will the Energy Sector evolve till 2040?
The Digital Revolution in Energy: How smart is a Smart Grid?
Despite the consensus on a call of smart technologies in the electricity sector, there is lacking a clear message on how and through whom to integrate the disruptive changes into our traditional power system. Smart Grid, which extends ICT (Information Communications Technology) to the bulk power system, could provide us a new perspective on the integration of technology … [Read more...] about The Digital Revolution in Energy: How smart is a Smart Grid?
Winds of change in the mining sector? Debates on inequality and inclusion at the PDAC 2018 Convention
Last week over 25,000 people attended the 2018 Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada Convention (PDAC) – the world’s largest mining event that attracts investors, analysts, mining executives and government officials from 125 countries to Toronto each year. As in previous years, countries such as Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, … [Read more...] about Winds of change in the mining sector? Debates on inequality and inclusion at the PDAC 2018 Convention