On Thursday 12 September, India's Minister of New and Renewable Energy, Farooq Abdullah, visited the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), in Santiago, Chile, where he met with Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, and other experts from the United Nations regional commission.
During the meeting, Minister Abdullah and his delegation joined ECLAC officials in analysing recent trends in the use of renewable energies worldwide and especially in Latin America and the Caribbean.
The ECLAC Executive Secretary thanked the Minister for his visit, and highl…
See photo gallery
Access to quality energy services is a vital factor in reducing poverty and improving the environmental conditions for the most socially vulnerable groups, according to Executive Secretary of ECLAC, Antonio Prado, speaking on Thursday 31 October in Montevideo, Uruguay.
The senior United Nations official took part in the launch of the study Energy: a vision of the challenges and opportunities in Latin America and the Caribbean, which was jointly produced (in Spanish) by various regional agencies linked to the energy sector.
The document analyses the current situation and main …
This course will be designed for the officers within government departments who have responsibilty for guiding the country’s energy policy and energy management framework. Other stakeholders also will include private sector representatives who have interest in providing energy efficiency equipment and renewable energy solutions to the market towards advancing improvements in both energy efficiency and meeting renewable energy targets.
The course will provide insight into all aspects of energy management with specific emphasis on energy efficiency as well as renewable energy. Emphasis will be p…