{"id":17956,"date":"2024-05-15T15:00:11","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T15:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test.olacde.org\/agenda-olacde-guatemala-momentum-towards-sustainable-energy-for-latin-america-and-the-caribbean\/"},"modified":"2024-05-15T15:00:11","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T15:00:11","slug":"agenda-olacde-guatemala-momentum-towards-sustainable-energy-for-latin-america-and-the-caribbean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.olacde.org\/en\/agenda-olacde-guatemala-momentum-towards-sustainable-energy-for-latin-america-and-the-caribbean\/","title":{"rendered":"AGENDA OLACDE \u2013 GUATEMALA: Momentum Towards Sustainable Energy for Latin America and the Caribbean"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In a series of strategic meetings, the Executive Secretary of The Latin American and Caribbean Energy Organization (OLACDE), Andr\u00e9s Rebolledo, along with the Director of Integration, Access, and Energy Security, Gloria Alvarenga, carried out an intensive work agenda in Guatemala.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first meeting was with the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Guatemala, Mar\u00eda Luisa Ram\u00edrez, where they addressed regional energy challenges and the crucial role OLACDE plays in energy cooperation and development in Latin America and the Caribbean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Subsequently, the Executive Secretary of OLACDE met with the President of Guatemala, Bernardo Ar\u00e9valo, to discuss regional energy agenda topics and explore areas of collaboration between OLACDE and the new Guatemalan government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On another front, a meeting was held with the Minister of Energy and Mines, V\u00edctor Hugo Ventura, with the objective of strengthening cooperation in the energy sector. Accompanying the minister were the Vice Minister in charge of the Energy Area, Fernando Castro, the Director General of Energy, Rony Jucup, and Rub\u00e9n Maldonado of International Cooperation. The officials explored the possibility of strengthening cooperation specifically in the energy sector, agreeing to enhance Guatemala’s entry into the Methane Alliance and to conduct a long-term energy planning study.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As part of the agenda, Andr\u00e9s Rebolledo participated with a keynote speech on energy transitions in Latin America and the Caribbean during the C2: Green Cement & Concrete 2050 Congress, organized by the Inter-American Cement Federation \u2013 FICEM. He highlighted the region’s wealth in energy resources, noting that Latin America and the Caribbean possess 31% renewable energy, more than double the world average. He also emphasized the great potential of 676 GW of renewable energy, of which only 29% is utilized. He underscored the importance of decarbonization and the key role of green hydrogen in the region’s energy future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The visit also included a tour of the facilities of INDEGUATEMALA, a company engaged in the generation, transportation, and commercialization of electric energy, where they observed its solar panel infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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OLACDE’s agenda in Guatemala focused on strengthening regional cooperation in the energy sector, exploring opportunities for joint development, and promoting a transition towards a more sustainable energy future for Latin America and the Caribbean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Communications and Institutional<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Relations Department<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

josefa.corral@OLACDE.org<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In a series of strategic meetings, the Executive Secretary of The Latin American and Caribbean Energy Organization (OLACDE), Andr\u00e9s Rebolledo, along with the Director of Integration, Access, and Energy Security, Gloria Alvarenga, conducted an intense work agenda in Guatemala.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":14035,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[284,290],"tags":[357,362,358,363,359,356,364,365,366,367],"class_list":["post-17956","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-uncategorized","tag-brasil","tag-eficienciaenergetica","tag-g20","tag-movilidad-electrica","tag-oalde","tag-olade","tag-rotherdam","tag-tbt","tag-transporte-de-carga","tag-wec"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.olacde.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17956","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.olacde.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.olacde.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.olacde.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.olacde.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17956"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.olacde.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17956\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.olacde.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14035"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.olacde.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17956"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.olacde.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17956"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.olacde.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17956"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}