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Coal Fired Power Plants Guidelines: An Approach to Reconciling the Financing of Coal Fired Power Plants with Climate Change Objectives

Boulet, Emmanuel; Flores, Ernesto Monter; Ordóñez, Jorge - Inter-American Development Bank - 2009

These guidelines set forth an approach for the financing of coal fired thermoelectric generation plants (coal plants), in a manner consistent with the IDB's vision to prioritize the development of renewable energy sources and it's commitment to the protection of the environment, including...

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Inter-Fuel Competition in Electricity Generation

Bailey, Jed - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012

This study compares the levelized cost of electricity generated with fossil fuels (including coal, natural gas, fuel oil, and diesel) and renewable or carbon-free energy sources (including hydro, wind, solar, nuclear and geothermal). A meta-study of power generation technology capital costs...

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Latin America's Energy Future

Tissot, Roger - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012

This discussion paper presents a survey of the changes in Latin America's energy consumption over the last 30 years, before considering the trends that will affect the region in the coming decades. It highlights several important issues, including the growing demand for oil, which has prompted a...

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Guyana: Energy Sector Note

Inter-American Development Bank; Inter-American … - 2012

This sector note, used for the elaboration of IDB country strategy with The Cooperative Republic of Guyana (2012-2016), develops a brief description and analysis of the country's potential for renewable energy sources and the use of local resources. It also examines the country's institutional...

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Central America Energy Study

Inter-American Development Bank; Inter-American …; … - 2009

This is the latest version available of this document. The study states that perhaps the core problem and challenge for Central American economic recovery is the regions' high cost of energy. The inordinately high energy cost structure for the nations of Central America is caused in part by the...

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Pre-Feasibility Study of the Potential Market for Natural Gas as a Fuel for Power Generation in the Caribbean

Bailey, Jed; Janson, Nils; Espinasa, Ramón - Inter-American Development Bank - 2013

on fuel oil in the countries in the Caribbean has led to high generation costs and electricity prices. Introducing … may be hard to organize due to market structure disparities for each country. Additionally, it may not be feasible to …. Section B analyses the implications of introducing natural gas on generation costs, electricity prices, and the viability of …

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Sustainable Energy for Trinidad and Tobago

Group, Castalia Advisory - Inter-American Development Bank; Banco Interamericano … - 2011

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) hired Castalia to develop a preliminary assessment of sustainable energy for Trinidad and Tobago (T&T). In the context of this assignment, 'sustainable energy' refers to electric energy efficiency (EE), renewable energy generation (RE), and efficient use...

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Regulation and Contractual Adaptation in Public Utilities: The Case of Argentina

Artana, Daniel; Navajas, Fernando; Urbiztondo, Santiago - Inter-American Development Bank - 1998

This paper (IFM-115) evaluates a set of contractual adjustments, renegotiations and disputes that have taken place in different public utility industries in Argentina since 1991, considering: 1) Whether the decisions analyzed are inside the initial contract or represent a modification of it; 2)...

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