Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
10-5-2011
Abstract
This paper deals with how to promote distributed generation (DG) done with renewable energy (RE) in emerging markets of Latin American & the Carribean (LAC), with the purpose of increasing competitiveness & achieving sustainable economic growth. It also argues that the key rationale for promoting renewable DG in LAC is to reduce the cost of electricity for a country as a whole. The paper examines four case studies (Jamaica, Barbados, Mexico, & Chile) to assess what these countries are or are not doing, and why, in promoting renewable DG, and finds that they have some viable options for renewable DG plants on a commercial scale. To conclude, the paper makes five recommendations on how to promote cost-effective distributed RE that can contribute to the competitiveness and growth of emerging markets in LAC.
Rights
Re-posted with permission from the publishers as a PDF document as part of an Institutional Repository collection to aggregate energy policy, regulation, dialogue and educational materials.
Language
English
Publisher
Inter-American Development Bank
Recommended Citation
Gischler, Christiaan and Nils Janson. "Perspectives for Distributed Generation with Renewable Energy in Latin America and the Carribean: Analysis of Case Studies for Jamaica, Barbados, Mexico, and Chile." (2011). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/la_energy_dialog/161
