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Latin America's Energy Future
Tissot, Roger - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012
This discussion paper presents a survey of the changes in Latin America's energy consumption over the last 30 years, before considering the trends that will affect the region in the coming decades. It highlights several important issues, including the growing demand for oil, which has prompted a...
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Market or State?: Three Decades of Reform in the Latin American Electric Power Industry Title: Entre el mercado y el Estado: Tres décadas de reformas en el sector eléctrico de Amér...
Millán, Jaime - Inter-American Development Bank
The history of the electric power industry in Latin America has been a continuous search for a formula that would yield a reliable and efficient service, accessible to all. By recognizing the difficulties encountered in the last three decades in implementing all types of models, Market or State?...
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Pre-Feasibility Study of the Potential Market for Natural Gas as a Fuel for Power Generation in the Caribbean
Bailey, Jed; Janson, Nils; Espinasa, Ramón - Inter-American Development Bank - 2013
on fuel oil in the countries in the Caribbean has led to high generation costs and electricity prices. Introducing … natural gas would decrease both the cost and price of electricity - mainly due to the lower price of natural gas. Additionally … scenario in which most electricity is generated with fuel oil - will still be viable. Furthermore, though natural gas proves …
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Market or State?: Three Decades of Reform in the Latin American Electric Power Industry Title: Entre el mercado y el Estado: Tres décadas de reformas en el sector eléctrico de Amér...
Millán, Jaime - Inter-American Development Bank
The history of the electric power industry in Latin America has been a continuous search for a formula that would yield a reliable and efficient service, accessible to all. By recognizing the difficulties encountered in the last three decades in implementing all types of models, Market or State?...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943510
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The Role of Renewable Energy Laws in Expanding Energy from Non-Traditional Renewables
McCarthy, Nancy; Henderson, Heath - Inter-American Development Bank - 2014
Many countries in Latin America and the Caribbean are interested in diversifying their energy sources for energy security and in contributing to the reduction of greenhouse gases. Non-traditional renewable energy (NTRE) sources, which include wind, solar, geothermal and small-scale hydropower,...
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Does Energy Consumption Respond to Price Shocks?: Evidence from a Regression-Discontinuity Design
Cristia, Julian; Scartascini, Carlos G.; Bastos, Paulo; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011
This paper exploits unique features of a recently introduced tariff schedule for natural gas in Buenos Aires to estimate the short-run impact of price shocks on residential energy utilization. The schedule induces a non-linear and non-monotonic relationship between households' accumulated...
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