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Worldwide, the transition to renewable energy represents a movement toward energy independence and energy security, climate mitigation and environmental protection, job creation and economic growth, and expanded energy access for all. The seven countries of Central America—Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama—have the resources and opportunities to become part of this transition. But the region’s current high dependence on imported oil, thermal power plants, and large hydropower is hindering more sustainable forms of energy development.