Infrastructure and Sustainable Landscapes

An IDB program financed with resources from the Clean Technology Fund (CTF) is improving urban transport in four mid-sized Colombian cities with the construction of new passenger stations, transfer terminals, and other transport infrastructure, as well as management systems to ensure an efficient traffic flow. The initiative will benefit 800,000 passengers in Pasto, Popayán, … [Read more...] about A tale of four cities: improving public transport

Some 282 clean technology buses will replace aging and polluting public transport vehicles serving residents of Bogotá, Colombia, in an IDB program financed by the Clean Technology Fund. The new buses will reduce operating costs, improve air quality, and cut GHG emissions. Bogotá is a leader in innovative urban mass transport solutions. It is expected that the present … [Read more...] about Bogotá’s integrated public transport system to finance hybrid and electric buses

Large-scale photo-voltaic plants located in Chile’s northern Atacama Desert will pave the way for major development of the country’s abundant solar energy in a program carried out by the IDB and the International Finance Corporation with the help of financing from the Clean Technology Fund (CTF). With Chile’s ideal solar resources, photo-voltaic plants could generate power … [Read more...] about Large-scale photo-voltaic energy generation in Chile

Resources (USD50M) from the Clean Technology Fund (both from the investment plan and from the Dedicated Private Sector Program, DPSP) will be channeled to a program designed to lower risks of geothermal exploration and encourage investment. With the contribution of the CTF and IDB, an estimated number of 2-3 projects could be financed. Given that Chile is a net importer of … [Read more...] about Geothermal Risk Reduction in Chile

Representatives of the Chilean financial, business, and government communities are participating in a comprehensive program of workshops, training, and pre-investment studies with the aim of increasing financing for renewable energy self-supply and efficiency projects, particularly for small- and medium-scale industrial, commercial, and private entities. Program participants … [Read more...] about Workshops and studies to reduce financing barriers for energy efficiency and self-sufficiency