El objetivo de este estudio es analizar e identificar un valor medio y los orígenes de la variación en las estimaciones empíricas de las elasticidades ingreso y precio de corto y largo plazos de la demanda de energía y gasolina en América Latina y derivar de estos valores algunas conclusiones de política pública.…
El principal objetivo de este estudio es analizar de la demanda de gasolinas, gas licuado de petróleo (GLP) y electricidad para Ecuador con base en información de series de tiempo y micro-datos.
El documento está compuesto por cinco secciones. La primera sección es la introducción; la segunda sección establece un contexto general del comportamiento de la economía de Ecuador, del sector energético destacando el consumo de gasolinas, gas licuado de petróleo (GLP) y electricidad y un análisis breve de los subsidios e impuestos que se han aplicado a estos energéticos; en la tercera sección se pres…
The financing proposal for a plan to introduce electric and hybrid vehicles in the public service of Saint Lucia was discussed during a high-level meeting hosted by the German Federal Enterprise for International Cooperation (GIZ) in partnership with ECLAC Caribbean, in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, on 8 September 2016. This represents a major step in the Government of Saint Lucia’s proposal for transitioning its fleet of official vehicles from petrol to electric and hybrid, as well as the development of a solar carpark with electric vehicle charging infrastructure.
This innovative…
Este documento tiene como objetivo la realización de una descripción de las tendencias de consumo de energía en la República del Ecuador durante el periodo 2000-2012. Se analiza el comportamiento de los sectores productivos en términos de su consumo energético y se determinan las intensidades energéticas en el periodo de estudio considerando los consumos energéticos y los valores agregados brutos, nacionales y sectoriales.…
With renewables accounting for 28 per cent of electricity generation, Dominica is the CARICOM member which consumes the largest proportion of its energy from renewable sources according to the newly released ECLAC study ‘Barriers to Identification and Implementation of Energy Efficiency Mechanisms and Enhancing Renewable Energy Technologies in the Caribbean’.
Today, Dominica is at the forefront in the use of renewable sources of energy among the OECS countries, having achieved 28 per cent of its present electricity generation from hydropower and wind.
Dominica aims to become energy self-…
This document presents the evaluation report of the “Regional dialogue on energy efficiency and renewable energy policy” meeting, aimed at presenting one of the key targeted outputs of the GIZ/ECLAC project titled: “Sustainable energy in the Caribbean: Reducing the carbon footprint in the Caribbean through the promotion of energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy technologies.” The objective of the meeting was to foster dialogue and to share experiences among Caribbean countries on issues related to energy efficiency and renewable energy policy, with a view towards crafting better st…
The Honourable Minister of Energy and Energy Industries for Trinidad and Tobago, Nicole Olivierre, will be joined by the German Ambassador for Trinidad and Tobago, Dr. Lutz Görgens, as senior policy makers participate in the workshop entitled “Sustainable Energy in the Caribbean: Reducing the Carbon Footprint in the Caribbean through the Promotion of Energy Efficiency and the use of Renewable Energy Technologies”, to identify issues relevant to the development of energy efficiency and renewable energy policy.
The workshop,which takes place at the Kapok Hotel, Port of Spain on 17-18 May 2…
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) subregional headquarters for the Caribbean is actively supporting the Government of Saint Lucia as the country transitions from the use of fossil fuels to renewable energy sources, including solar and geothermal.
In this context, ECLAC Caribbean’s Economic Affairs Officer, Willard Phillips, participated in a consultation process on February 25, on the development of a legal framework for the establishment of a National Utilities Regulatory Commission (NURC), which draws on the technical work carried out by ECLAC in Saint…
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