Featured in Electric avenues – 09-2017

A slow yet inexorable advance

Distributed generation in Latin America: The improvement to, or introduction of, legislative frameworks favoring distributed generation is advancing at an unceasing pace in Latin America. Countries that already have legislation in place now want to get more power, and those who do not have it are quick to take their first steps to democratize energy. Subsidized electricity rates and difficulty in finding financing remain the biggest obstacles.

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Emiliano Bellini

05 Sep 2017

Distributed generation (DG) wants to make its way in Latin America. Although current installation volumes cannot be compared to those of consolidated markets in Asia, Europe, and North America, the acceleration recorded in recent years and in the first half of 2017 is a clear signal that a slow but steady advance is already underway …

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