TY - JOUR
T1 - A Review of the Progress and Potential of Energy Generation from Renewable Sources in Latin America
AU - Escamilla-García, Pablo Emilio
AU - Fernández-Rodríguez, Emmanuel
AU - Jiménez-Castañeda, Martha E.
AU - Jiménez-González, Carlos O.
AU - Morales-Castro, José Antonio
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 The Author(s). Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Latin American Studies Association.
PY - 2023/3/20
Y1 - 2023/3/20
N2 - Sustainable energy economics in Latin America has become relevant due to the region's dependence on the oil market and the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. A systematic review of the ten major economies in the region based on gross domestic product is conducted. We primarily analyze production performance of hydro, wind, and solar energies, in terms of total gigawatt hours produced, current participation levels in energy matrices, and total installed capacity. Current and future trends and legal frameworks for each technology and country are discussed. Our analyses indicate that Latin America and the Caribbean can potentially increase the usage of renewable energy sources given a plethora of natural resources, favorable geographical and climatic conditions, and existing large-scale hydro installations to counteract the inconsistency of wind and solar projects. Therefore, governments in the region must overhaul sustainable policies to increase awareness and reduce energy dependence on foreign powers.
AB - Sustainable energy economics in Latin America has become relevant due to the region's dependence on the oil market and the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. A systematic review of the ten major economies in the region based on gross domestic product is conducted. We primarily analyze production performance of hydro, wind, and solar energies, in terms of total gigawatt hours produced, current participation levels in energy matrices, and total installed capacity. Current and future trends and legal frameworks for each technology and country are discussed. Our analyses indicate that Latin America and the Caribbean can potentially increase the usage of renewable energy sources given a plethora of natural resources, favorable geographical and climatic conditions, and existing large-scale hydro installations to counteract the inconsistency of wind and solar projects. Therefore, governments in the region must overhaul sustainable policies to increase awareness and reduce energy dependence on foreign powers.
KW - Latin America and the Caribbean
KW - economy
KW - hydro
KW - socio-politics
KW - solar
KW - wind
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85151815084&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1017/lar.2023.15
DO - 10.1017/lar.2023.15
M3 - Artículo
AN - SCOPUS:85151815084
SN - 0023-8791
VL - 16
SP - 1
EP - 20
JO - Latin American Research Review
JF - Latin American Research Review
IS - 12
ER -