Countries are beginning to address diversification efforts in electricity systems, and are working to create more enabling policy and regulatory environments. In this context, recent auctions in Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Chile, and Peru have helped to accelerate the deployment of thousands of megawatts of wind and solar energy in the region.
Total investment in power generation reached almost USD 120 billion between 2010 and 2015, including USD 38 billion for large-scale hydropower. Costs for renewable energy technologies have fallen to the extent that solar and onshore wind power no longer need financial support to compete with conventional power generation in a growing number of Latin American countries.
Rapid cost reductions, maturing technologies and further renewable energy policy reforms offer an unprecedented opportunity to further tap the vast renewable energy potential in the region.
IRENA’s support in Latin America includes the following national and regional programmes and initiatives:
The Regional Action Plan for Latin America (Spanish version available), was presented at the High-level Meeting on Renewable Energy Deployment in Latin America during pre-Assembly day at the 9th Session of IRENA’s Assembly. The Plan identifies key barriers to renewable energy development in Latin America and provides a framework for IRENA’s regional-level engagements in the near to medium-term and includes a listing of concrete action areas, such as renewable energy policy and regulation, project development and finance, long-term planning, power system flexibility, grid integration of variable renewable energy, regional roadmaps and geothermal energy deployment
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