Raúl Jiménez

Raúl es economista de la División de Efectividad en el Desarrollo de BID Invest. Previamente, realizaba investigaciones en la División de Energía del BID. Sus áreas de interés incluyen la economía de la energía, evaluación de impacto y econometría aplicada. Raúl es PhD en Economía en la Universidad de Roma Tor Vergata. Tiene una maestría en Econometría de la Universidad Torcuato Di Tella y en Economía en la Universidad de San Andrés.

Before running, learn to walk: Reducing electricity losses as a first step to ensure energy security

February 27, 2015 por Tomás Serebrisky - Raúl Jiménez Leave a Comment

Latin America and the Caribbean is the region that loses the most electricity in its transmission and distribution systems. Only in 2012, the region lost 240 terawatt hours (TWh), which is equivalent to 17% of the total electricity generated. This situation, which has gotten worse in recent decades, is analyzed in the recent report Power Lost. Energy losses are inevitable in … [Read more...] about Before running, learn to walk: Reducing electricity losses as a first step to ensure energy security

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