Promoting sustainable energy integration in Central America : assessment for USAID/El Salvador and Central America and Mexico regional program

The report also gives particular attention to the progress made by regional institutions to put the infrastructure of regional energy integration in place, particularly the regional high-voltage interconnection, the Sistema de Interconexion para America Central (SIEPAC), which will eventually link six of the seven countries in the region with Mexico and Colombia. Given this regional context and the relevance of Mexico"s experience in the area of clean energy, the report includes reference to the history and results of Mexico"s initiatives to promote energy efficiency and, more recently, renewable energy development. The ultimate goal of this review and assessment is to create the foundation for program development activities and identify areas of opportunity for USAID"s Central America and Mexico Regional Program during the period FY 2011 to FY 2013. (Exerpt)