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Capacidad de las Energías Renovables en Centroamérica / Renewable Energy Capacity in Central America

A nivel mundial, la transición hacia un sistema basado en las energías renovables representa un cambio hacia la independencia y la seguridad energética, la mitigación del cambio climático y la protección del medioambiente, la creación de puestos de trabajo y el crecimiento económico, y un incremento generalizado en el acceso a la energía. A pesar de que los siete países centroamericanos—Belice, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, y Panamá—tienen los recursos y las oportunidades necesarias para formar parte de esta transición, su actual dependencia en las importaciones de petróleo, las centrales térmicas, y los grandes proyectos hidroeléctricos están obstaculizando el desarrollo de fuentes energéticas más sostenibles.

En el 2010, las fuentes de energía renovables participaron del 64,9 por ciento de la totalidad de la capacidad eléctrica instalada en Centroamérica, sin embargo, la energía hidroeléctrica representó la gran mayoría de esta capacidad con un 51,6 por ciento. Hidrocarburos como la gasolina, el bunker y el carbón representaron un 35,6 por ciento de la capacidad eléctrica instalada en la región, y los recursos renovables no hidroeléctricos sumaron el otro 13,4 por ciento.

¿A que se debe el incremento en la generación energética basada en los derivados el petróleo en los 10 últimos años en Centroamérica (CEPAL)?

¿Cuál es el papel de las cada día más asequibles nuevas tecnologías renovables como alternativa al incremento de capacidad instalada a base de hidrocarburos?


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.

In 2010, a significant share of the installed electricity capacity in Central America—64.9 percent—came from renewable energy sources; however, hydropower accounted for the vast majority of this, at 51.6 percent. Petroleum-derived fuels, such as diesel, heavy fuel oil, and coke, represented 35.6 percent of the region’s installed electricity capacity, and non-hydro renewable energy sources comprised the remainder—only 13.4 percent.

Why during the last 10 years has energy generation from petroleum-based fuels increased (CEPAL)? How do new renewable energy technologies, which are increasingly less expensive, stand as an option to avoid the future addition of fossil fuel-based capacity? 

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Renewable Energy in Central America

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The Project Team
Alexander Ochs
Energy & Climate Director
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Adam Dolezal
Project Manager
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Ramon Palencia-Calvo
Central America Fellow
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Ana María Majano
Senior Project Advisor
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Cinthya Alfaro
INCAE Research Fellow
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The Worldwatch Institute is a global leader in international renewable energy market and policy analysis. Each year, Worldwatch contributes to the REN21 Renewables Global Status Report, a leading reference publication that details worldwide renewable energy trends. Current projects include the production of comprehensive sustainable energy roadmaps for the governments of the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Jamaica as well as a food and agriculture project titled Nourishing the Planet.


In this project, the Worldwatch Institute is collaborating with the INCAE Business School’s Latin American Center for Competitiveness and Sustainable Development (CLACDS) as a regional implementation partner. As INCAE’s principal research organization and ‘impact center’, CLACDS serves as an action-based think tank for the region’s governments, international organizations, private sector and civil society.

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