Meeting the balance of electricity supply and demand in Latin America and the Caribbean / Rigoberto Ariel Yépez-Garcia, Todd M. Johnson, and Luis Alberto Andrés
Introduction -- Historical trends in the electricity sector -- Baseline electricity supply scenario to 2030 -- Alternatives for meeting future electricity needs -- Conclusions
Summary
Over the coming decades, the supply of electric power will need to expand to meet the growing demand for electricity, but how the production and use of electricity develops will have broad ramifications for the diverse economies and societies of Latin America and the Caribbean. This report discusses the critical issues for the power sector considering a baseline scenario to 2030 for countries and sub-regions. Among these critical issues are the demand for electricity, the total new supply of electric generating capacity needed, the technology and fuel mix of the generating capacity, and the CO
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-191)
