The Latin American and Caribbean Energy Organization (OLACDE) has successfully completed the intervention of the project “Preparation of the National Energy Balance in Useful Energy Terms for the Commercial, Services, and Public Sector of Paraguay” (BEU PY), funded by the EUROCLIMA Program through the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID). Within this framework, the final delivery of the project justification has been carried out, consolidating a key effort for sustainable energy planning in the region.
During the project’s closure, OLACDE’s Director of Studies, Projects, and Information, Fitzgerald Cantero, formally handed over the project justification to the Administrative Head and the Program Officer of AECID’s OCE Ecuador. In this meeting, key lessons learned were discussed, and OLACDE also had the opportunity to present various topics related to the energy sector it is currently working on, as well as potential points of future cooperation in Ecuador and other countries in the region.
The 2023 Useful Energy Balance (BEU) of Paraguay, an update of the 2021 BEU Paraguay, included an exhaustive data collection effort in the commercial, services, and public sectors, with a total of 444 surveys conducted in establishments within these sectors. This information will enable better planning and optimization of energy use in the country.
As part of the project, OLACDE updated its Useful Energy Balance Methodology, incorporating lessons and best practices derived from the implementation of the BEU in Ecuador, Panama, and Paraguay. This progress strengthens technical and strategic capabilities in the energy sector across the region.
As part of Energy Week in Asunción, Paraguay, on October 30, 2024, the expert panel titled “Transforming Data into Energy: Useful Energy Balances” was held. It featured the notable participation of Cristina Lobillo, Director of Energy Policy at the European Union’s Directorate-General for Energy, as moderator, and an intervention by the General Coordinator of Spanish Cooperation in Paraguay from AECID. This event provided an opportunity to reflect on the importance of energy balances for decision-making in public policies and sectoral strategies.
Additionally, in Asunción on October 24 and 25, 2024, a training workshop was held for Paraguayan technical officials, with 34 participants (12 women and 22 men) from 14 institutions related to energy planning. This training space strengthened local capacities for implementing energy analysis tools.
With the culmination of the BEU PY Project, OLACDE and EUROCLIMA reaffirm their commitment to developing tools and methodologies that contribute to an efficient and sustainable energy transition in Latin America and the Caribbean.
