Electricity generation in Latin America and the Caribbean reached 165 TWh in March 2025, the highest volume recorded in the past 12 months, according to the latest Electricity Generation Report from the Latin American and Caribbean Energy Organization (OLACDE).
The figure represents a 5% year-on-year increase compared to March 2024 and an 8% month-on-month increase compared to February of this year.
As detailed in the report, the predominant energy sources for the month were hydroelectric (47.1%) and natural gas (27.4%), followed by wind power (6.4%), solar (6.3%), oil and its derivatives (5.2%), nuclear (2.4%), coal (2.7%), bioenergy (2.0%), and geothermal, which accounted for 0.5%.
One of the standout developments was the notable growth in solar energy, which increased 53% compared to the previous month.
Regarding renewability rates, seven OLACDE member countries have renewability rates above 75%, with Paraguay at nearly 100% renewable, followed by Costa Rica, Brazil, Uruguay, Venezuela, Colombia, and Belize.
The data presented comes from sieLAC, the Regional Energy Information System developed by OLACDE.
See the Report at the following link: https://www.OLACDE.org/publicaciones/julio-2025-reporte-n-4-generacion-electrica-en-america-latina-y-el-caribe/
