Electric Vehicle Charging Regulation
GET.transform provides a short paper on international experiences to help inform effective regulation for electric vehicle (EV) charging. EVs, especially…
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Pathways to Sustainable Planning for a Just Energy Transition in Latin America and the Caribbean
In a joint report, UN ECLAC and GET.transform present findings from an extensive mapping survey of energy sector practices in…
World Forum for Energy Regulation (WFER) 2023
The World Forum on Energy Regulation (WFER) will take place in Lima, Peru from 22 – 25 August, 2023. Hosted…
High-Level Expert Workshop: Latin America Report in World Energy Outlook 2023
The World Energy Outlook (WEO) is published every year by the International Energy Agency (IEA) and provides authoritative analysis of…
Kick Off for Wind and Solar Forecasting Pilot in Peru
Last month, the Peruvian power system operator COES kicked off a pilot project for new variable renewable energy (vRE) forecasting.…
Increasing Regional Collaboration for a Just Energy Transition in Latin America and the Caribbean
Representatives from 15 countries and seven international organisations came together for the 6th Plenary Meeting of the Regional Forum of…
Improving Solar and Wind Energy Forecasting in Peru
As part of Peru’s preparations for a greater share of variable renewable energy (vRE) in the electricity mix, the Peruvian…
Scenarios for the Energy Transition
Energy scenarios developed in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) are not limited to technical and economic parametres but increasingly…
Towards A Climate-Resilient Energy Infrastructure in Central America
In the last two decades, the percentage of natural disasters has increased by around 11% worldwide. The Central American region…
Energy Planning Breaks Ground for E-Mobility in Latin America
Over the past month, four of the largest cities in Latin America were at the heart of a virtual seminar…
Improving the Representation of vRE and Electromobility in the Energy Planning Process
Peru explores integrating higher shares of variable renewable energies (vRE) into its power system. The variable nature of these resources…
Peru: Expanding Modeling Capacity for Long-Term Energy Planning
Peru is in the process of updating its National Energy Plan and aims at strengthening its energy planning capacities. In…
Updating Grid Code Regulations for Renewables in the Dominican Republic
Supporting the Dominican Republic in the ambition of a more decarbonised electricity system, the GIZ-implemented initiatives Proyecto Transición Energética and…
PV Generation Hosting Capacity in Dominican Distribution Grids
The Dominican Republic benefits from a high abundance of solar insolation, providing good potential for distributed solar photovoltaic (PV) generation…
Latin America and the Caribbean: Energy Ministers Confirm Commitment to Regional Energy Transition
At the Fifth Meeting of the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA) from 10-11 February 2022, energy ministers,…
Strengthening Energy Planning Capacity in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) has one of the cleanest electricity generation mixes worldwide (60% from renewable energies in…
A Powerful Partnership for Climate Neutrality
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH are intensifying their cooperation. On…
GET.transform Joins IRENA’s Long-term Energy Scenarios Network
GET.transform joins IRENA’s Long-term Energy Scenarios (LTES) Network as a partner institution. IRENA’s LTES Network provides a global platform to…
Peru Prepares for Higher Share of Renewable Energy
GET.transform will support COES, Peru’s power system operator, to assess technical options to enhance power forecasting for variable renewable energy…
Aligning National and International Goals in Long-Term Energy Planning
Guatemala and Honduras concluded the seventh and final Virtual Seminar on “Long-Term Energy Scenarios (LTES) for Developing National Clean Energy…
Long-Term Energy Scenarios for a Clean Energy Transformation in Latin America
Long-term energy scenarios have become critical tools in paving the way for the transition to more digitalised, decentralised and …
LTES7: Virtual Seminar on Long-Term Energy Scenarios
Guatemala and Honduras will provide lessons learnt from Long-Term Energy Scenarios (LTES) in the next virtual seminar by UN ECLAC,…
Building Future-Ready Processes through Long-Term Energy Planning
Best practices from Mexico and Peru were featured in the sixth virtual seminar on “Long-Term Energy Scenarios (LTES) for Developing…
Unlocking Sustainable Growth through Long-Term Energy Planning
On 31 March, 2021, Argentina and the Dominican Republic shared their planning experience in the fifth Virtual Seminar on “Long-Term…
LTES6: Virtual Seminar on Long-Term Energy Scenarios
Mexico and Peru will share their experience with Long-Term Energy Scenarios (LTES) in the next virtual seminar by UN ECLAC,…
Energy Planning as a Tool in Responding to Climate Challenges
Chile and El Salvador provided expert insights in the fourth Virtual Seminar on “Long-Term Energy Scenarios for Developing National Clean…
LTES5: Virtual Seminar on Long-Term Energy Scenarios
Argentina and the Dominican Republic will inform the next virtual seminar on Long-Term Energy Scenarios (LTES) by UN ECLAC, IRENA,…
Successful Energy Planning Needs Both: Sound Statistics and Bold Visions
Country presentations from Uruguay and Ecuador were the focus of the third Long-Term Energy Scenario Virtual Seminar for Latin America…
LTES4: Virtual Seminar on Long-Term Energy Scenarios
Insightful lessons learnt from Chile and El Salvador will inform the next virtual seminar on Long-Term Energy Scenarios (LTES) by…
Regional Exchange Strengthens Long-Term Energy Scenario Capabilities
On 17 February, best practices from Costa-Rica and Panama came together in the second seminar on Long-Term Energy Scenarios in…
LTES3: Virtual Seminar on Long-Term Energy Scenarios
Energy scenario experts form Ecuador and Uruguay will share best practices from their countries in the next virtual seminar on…
LTES2: Virtual Seminar on Long-Term Energy Scenarios
Public stakeholders from Costa-Rica and Panama will share success factors of their countries’ energy planning. Together with UN ECLAC and…
Holistic View Key to Success in Long-Term Energy Scenarios
Brazil and Colombia, both considered success stories in the development of energy scenarios, were the first countries featured in the…
Virtual Seminars on Long-Term Energy Scenarios
Together with UN ECLAC and IRENA, GET.transform offers a new series of virtual seminars on Long-Term Energy Scenarios (LTES) for…
Energy Planning is Key to Meet Long-Term National Sustainability Goals
The relevance of energy planning in the context of a green recovery post-COVID19 was highlighted and discussed at the 5th…
5th Regional Technical Forum of Energy Planners
The Fifth Regional Technical Forum of Energy Planners (FORO), coordinated by UN ECLAC and GET.transform, will be hosted virtually on…
Energy Planning Mapping for Latin America & the Caribbean
GET.transform is currently assessing operational and energy planning definitions for eight selected countries in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).…
Success Factors for Increasing Distributed Generation
Key factors for successfully rolling-out distributed generation were discussed at the “First Technical Dialogue in the Framework of the Regional…