| Title | Geothermal Energy Development in Latin America and the Caribbean and the Role of International Development Partners |
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| Authors | Marietta SANDER |
| Year | 2015 |
| Conference | World Geothermal Congress |
| Keywords | Project development, risk mitigation, foreign aid, development cooperation, Latin America, Central America, South America, development partners, development bank |
| Abstract | The technical paper describes the geothermal status in Latin America and the Caribbean. Several development partners are active in the region aiming to assist in geothermal energy development. Project approaches differ depending whether they are conducted in the framework of technical or financial cooperation. Determining factors also include the funding source, multilateral, bilateral, regional bank funding and others. Project approaches are presented and their effectiveness analyzed. |