Coordination Central-America Office
MISSION: To support more effectively to the different processes of energy integration in the Central American region, while promoting and disseminating the use of products and services offered by OLADE to the Member Countries.
Background of the OLADE Central America Sub-regional Office
With the acceptance of new regulations of OLADE on June 1st, 2007, it was introduced the concept of the Sub-region. Later in the first meeting of the Steering Committee of OLADE, held in the city of Antigua, in Guatemala on August 2nd and 3rd, 2007, it was approved the implementation of the OLADE Central America office with headquarters in Guatemala, which was inaugurated on March 6th, 2008 by the Executive Secretary of OLADE and the Ministry of Energy and Mines of Guatemala.
Duties of the Office:
- To gather energy statistics
- To exchanging information and experience in handling statistics
- To support the launching of the Sub-regional Energy Matrix
- To organize, promote and publicize events and services of OLADE within the Sub-region.
- To cooperate and assist in the design, structure and implementation of the Sub-regional Energy Policy
- To cooperate in the promotion and enhancement of sub-regional projects and plans
- To promote relationships with other sub-regional entities
- To obtain funding for projects of interest in the sub-region.
- To follow up the agreements of the Meeting of Ministers of OLADE.
- To report to the Executive Secretary and the Director of Integration.
The Sub-regional Office is located on the facilities of the General Management of the Ministry of Energy and Mines of Guatemala in the 24th Street 21-12 zone 12.
