Title: The energy situation in Latin America and the Caribbean: towards the twenty-first century

Authors: Gabrielle Sanchez-Sierra

Addresses: Executive Secretary, Latin-American Energy Organization (Olade), Casilla 6413 CCI, Quito, Ecuador

Abstract: The energy sector is the driving force behind the economic development and integration of the Latin American and Caribbean region. To help the energy sector to perform this role, the following actions are proposed: to increase energy supply security; to adopt a regional stance on energy and the environment; to define the role to be played by the state as the main regulator and promoter of sectoral development.

Keywords: energy sector; energy security; energy trade; environmental impact; future trends; Latin America; Caribbean; regional cooperation.

DOI: 10.1504/IJGEI.1992.063613

International Journal of Global Energy Issues, 1992 Vol.4 No.3, pp.167-173

Published online: 17 Jul 2014 *

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