Central and South America |
Regional insight
Hydro powers on in certain countries of Central and South America, while some areas are struggling with the impact of drought on its water supplies
Above: Chile is ramping up investment in renewables such as hydropower
AS THE INTERNATIONAL HYDROPOWER ASSOCIATION (IHA) reports in its 2023 World Hydropower Outlook, countries in the South American region are making considerable advances in implementing policies and setting targets to increase renewable energy production. In 2022 over 1.5GW of hydropower capacity was installed. In the Andean region, according to the IHA, Colombia has great hydro potential with capacities exceeding 50GW, supported by its abundant water resources and conducive geographical features. The country was listed as the top eighth country in the world according to added hydropower capacity, with 618MW last year.
12 | August 2023 |
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Empresas Publicas de Medellin (EPM) launched commercial operation of the first two turbine-generator units of its 2.4 GW Ituango hydropower plant in Colombia. The plant is delivering continuous electricity supply from 600MW of capacity to the national grid and once completed in 2024 will provide 17% of Colombia’s electricity demand from its eight units. Five other hydropower projects also came online in 2022, cumulatively adding total generation capacity of over 600MW.
In June 2023, South America’s largest floating
solar project was also launched at the Urrá Dam in Colombia, aiming to showcase the potential of pairing floating solar with hydroelectric operations to enhance
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