 Energy is a key ingredient for economic development and poverty alleviation. In the LAC region, the World Bank's past financing of energy projects has clearly improved people's living conditions by enhancing service quality, extending coverage, and instituting structural and management reforms to improve efficiency and mobilize the funds needed to meet the region's growing demand for energy.
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Mexico: Hybrid Solar Thermal Power Plant (Oct 2006)
The project will contribute to reduce GHG emissions from anthropogenic sources through the installation of an Integrated Solar Combined Cycle System (ISCCS) using solar parabolic trough technology. The project, known as Agua Prieta II, will be located at the North of Mexico in the State of Sonora, within the world’s solar belt, where there is potential for replication. The Agua Prieta II will be the first of its kind, penetrating the electricity market in Mexico and Latin America. Read more» Haiti: $6 Million approved to improve Electricity Services (Aug 2006)
The World Bank approved a $6 million grant to help reduce electricity losses and strengthen the financial and operational performance of Electricité d’Haïti (EDH), the public electricity utility. Over a 3 year period, the Project will... More»  Mexico: $25 Million approved for Renewable Energy Development (Jun 2006)
The Large-Scale Renewable Energy Development GEF Project aims to assist Mexico in developing experience in renewable energy applications by supporting construction of a wind farm and build institutional capacity to value, acquire, and manage such resources on a replicable basis. The objective is not simply to build an independent power producer wind farm, but rather to launch a sustainable private wind farming industry in Mexico that will have broader environmental and local development benefits... More»
 Seminar: Brazil's Ethanol Experience and its Transferability (Apr 2006)
The World Bank is continuously looking for sustainable technologies and delivery options – including financial resources – for our client countries. To this end, on April 25, 2006, the Bank and the Brazilian Government organized a seminar on Brazil's ethanol program on the prospects for transferring the program to other countries... More»
Peru: $10 Million approved for Rural Electrification (Mar 2006)
The objective of the Rural Electrification Project is to increase access to efficient and sustainable electricity services in rural areas of Peru. The project's global environmental objective is to achieve reduction of greenhouse gas emissions through use of renewable energy in rural areas for provision of electricity. The Project has five main components... More» |
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