DPS7: Energy Access, Energy Efficiency, and Regional Integration: Lessons from the Global South.
• Gerardo Rabinovich (Session Chair) Vice President, Instituto Argentino de Energía General Mosconi · Argentina
• Cristian Cárdenas-Lailhacar Associate Professor, University of Florida · United States
• Govinda Timilsina Senior Economist, Development Research Group, World Bank · Global
• Isaac Dyner Professor, Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano · Colombia
Description
This session addresses the economics of expanding energy access and affordability while advancing energy efficiency and regional integration, drawing on experiences from Latin America and other emerging regions. Discussions will focus on electricity and gas interconnections, cross-border trade, rural electrification, demand-side efficiency, and policy instruments to reduce energy poverty. The session highlights how institutional design, regional cooperation, and targeted public policies in Latin America offer practical lessons relevant to other regions facing similar development and transition challenges.
Guiding questions / Intended takeaway
What lessons from Latin America and the Global South can inform effective strategies to improve energy access, affordability, and efficiency, while leveraging regional integration to support inclusive economic development and resilient energy systems?
DPS7: Energy Access, Energy Efficiency, and Regional Integration: Lessons from the Global South.
• Gerardo Rabinovich (Session Chair) Vice President, Instituto Argentino de Energía General Mosconi · Argentina
• Cristian Cárdenas-Lailhacar Associate Professor, University of Florida · United States
• Govinda Timilsina Senior Economist, Development Research Group, World Bank · Global
• Isaac Dyner Professor, Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano · Colombia
Description
This session addresses the economics of expanding energy access and affordability while advancing energy efficiency and regional integration, drawing on experiences from Latin America and other emerging regions. Discussions will focus on electricity and gas interconnections, cross-border trade, rural electrification, demand-side efficiency, and policy instruments to reduce energy poverty. The session highlights how institutional design, regional cooperation, and targeted public policies in Latin America offer practical lessons relevant to other regions facing similar development and transition challenges.
Guiding questions / Intended takeaway
What lessons from Latin America and the Global South can inform effective strategies to improve energy access, affordability, and efficiency, while leveraging regional integration to support inclusive economic development and resilient energy systems?
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