{"id":20435,"date":"2025-04-14T11:00:48","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T11:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.olacde.org\/olacde-reafirma-su-compromiso-con-la-integracion-energetica-regional-en-la-ix-cumbre-de-la-celac\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T14:23:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T14:23:23","slug":"olacde-reafirma-su-compromiso-con-la-integracion-energetica-regional-en-la-ix-cumbre-de-la-celac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.olacde.org\/en\/olacde-reafirma-su-compromiso-con-la-integracion-energetica-regional-en-la-ix-cumbre-de-la-celac\/","title":{"rendered":"OLACDE Reaffirms Its Commitment to Regional Energy Integration at the IX CELAC Summit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As part of the IX Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), held on April 8 and 9 in Honduras, the Latin American and Caribbean Energy Organization (OLACDE) played a prominent role, reaffirming its commitment to regional energy integration as a key pillar for sustainable, sovereign, and equitable development in Latin America and the Caribbean.<\/p>\n<p>During his remarks at the Summit, OLACDE&#8217;s Executive Secretary, Andr\u00e9s Rebolledo, emphasized that <em>&#8220;there will be no successful global energy transitions without the contribution of Latin America and the Caribbean. We are, as they say, a solutions region.&#8221;<\/em> He also recalled that in 2024, 70% of the region&#8217;s electricity came from renewable sources, though he stressed that solar, wind, and hydroelectric potential is still far from being fully harnessed.<\/p>\n<p>Rebolledo outlined a roadmap for advancing effective energy integration, based on:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Regulatory convergence, enabling the existing infrastructure to be used to its fullest potential.<\/li>\n<li>Overcoming bottlenecks that limit regional interconnection.<\/li>\n<li>Coordinated, long-term energy planning, with a forward-looking vision and a focus on building a genuine regional market.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>He also announced that in 2025 OLACDE will convene a Diplomatic Conference to promote bilateral, plurilateral, and multilateral agreements on energy matters, thereby strengthening cooperation among the energy systems of member countries.<\/p>\n<p>In parallel, at the 2nd International Forum on Integration and Solidarity, held as part of the Summit, Guido Maiulini, OLACDE&#8217;s Head of Strategic Advisory, took part in the panel &#8220;Strategies for Strengthening and Coordinating CELAC at the Regional Level.&#8221; In his remarks, he highlighted three fundamental pillars for the region&#8217;s energy integration:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Regulatory convergence: harmonizing legal and regulatory frameworks to facilitate energy exchange.<\/li>\n<li>New infrastructure: promoting investments that connect systems and leverage complementarities.<\/li>\n<li>Coordinated energy planning: building shared visions to guide the energy transition and strengthen regional resilience.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The IX CELAC Summit, chaired by Honduras in its role as Pro Tempore Presidency, was centered on the adoption of the Declaration of Tegucigalpa, a key document that will shape the direction of regional policy and integration in the years ahead.<\/p>\n<p>At the close of the event, Honduras handed over the Pro Tempore Presidency to the President of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, marking a new chapter in regional integration efforts.<\/p>\n<p>At OLACDE, we reaffirm our commitment to building a fair, sustainable, and interconnected energy future for Latin America and the Caribbean.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As part of the IX Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), held on April 8 and 9 in Honduras, the Latin American and Caribbean Energy Organization (OLACDE) played a prominent role, reaffirming its commitment to regional energy integration as a key pillar for sustainable, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":20436,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[284],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20435","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.olacde.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20435","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.olacde.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.olacde.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.olacde.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.olacde.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20435"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.olacde.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20435\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20672,"href":"https:\/\/www.olacde.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20435\/revisions\/20672"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.olacde.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20436"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.olacde.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20435"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.olacde.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20435"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.olacde.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20435"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}