Latin America
GVEP International produces a quarterly LAC newsletter (Latin America and the Caribbean) in Spanish and you can view the first issues by clicking here.
There are six GAPfund projects which have been completed in Latin America: Honduras (2), Brazil (3) and Guatemala (1). Read more>
GVEP International-MEM Coordination Platform in Peru - First regional workshop in Tacna
Tacna organising team - Ministry of Energy and Mines,
GVEP International and IDBIn May 2008, representatives from the government, private sector, NGOs and academia, came together in Tacna, Peru, to participate in the GVEP International regional workshop to discuss the proposed strategy and raise awareness around renewables. The input from this workshop will be fed back into the national strategy as it is developed. Read More>
Energy platforms - Guatemala and Peru
In 2006, Fundacion Solar in Guatemala developed a GVEP International Energy Action Plan for the area called Franja Transfersal del Norte. The main experiences gained through this process were shared with the Peruvian MEM (Ministry of Energy and Mines) led GVEP International Platform during the first Biofuels and Renewable Energy Congress which took place during the month of May 2007 in Lima, Peru. The MEM-GVEP International Platform met again on the 15th September 2007 and outlined a process to draft a new energy strategy as well as identifying immediate actions for implementation. Read More>
Peru has now also established a GVEP International Coordination Platform with the support of the Interamerican Development Bank which will be putting in place a Project Team during 2008 to implement the recommendations of the Platform in the shape of an energy strategy for renewables and biofuels. GVEP International is also supporting four regional workshops to provide feedback into the national strategy.
GVEP International will be co-funding projects identified by the Platform together with the IDB.
Interest in the Platform model has now been expressed by a number of other Latin American countries, such as Honduras where GVEP International will be holding a meeting in June 2008 to discuss this possibility further with stakeholders.