Thu, 10/05/2012

The Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE) held a workshop on “Regulatory Frameworks Analysis in the Hydrocarbon Sector”, as part of technical assistance mechanisms in the hydrocarbon sector developed under the principles of the South - South Cooperation, on May 02 to 04 in Asuncion, Paraguay.

 
This workshop, organized by the Ministry of Mines and Energy, Ministry of Public Works and Communications of Paraguay was attended by national representatives of the Ministries of Finance, Industry and Commerce and the state- owned company PETROPAR, and representatives of the National Directorate of Energy of... [+]
Thu, 03/05/2012

The SIER project (Regional Energy Information System), implemented by OLADE, with the non- reimbursable technical cooperation from the Interamerican Development Bank (IDB), and the expertise of specialists from the Ministries and Departments of Energy of the Member States, has entered the final implementation phase. This software tool, whose development is in charge of the consulting firm Abits, based in Bogota, Colombia, is ready to be launched and used in OLADE and its Member Countries to implement the system in the pilot phase.

In order to transfer computer system to OLADE’s mangers, officials of the Information Management and... [+]

Mon, 30/04/2012
 
In response to an invitation from the Ministry of Energy and Mines of Guatemala, the Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE) held a training for professionals and specialists from the Directorate General of Energy of the Ministry, the National Institute of Electrification (INDE) and the National Electric Power Commission (CNEE) on the Unified Regional Electric Planning System SUPER in its current version 6.0.
 
The course, which opened on April 23, 2012 by the Director-General of Energy, Mr. Brian Garcia, the Assistant Director General for Energy, Mr. Fabio Gudiel and Mr. Jorge Asturias,... [+]
Fri, 27/04/2012

The Executive Secretary of the Latin American Energy Organization, Dr. Victorio Oxilia Davalos, was invited to speak at the Regional Dialogue on Interconnection and Energy Equity in the Americas organized by the Ministry of Energy of Mexico, under the activities of the World Economic Forum on Latin America and the Caribbean, held in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico on April 16.

The dialogue was chaired by the Secretary of Energy of Mexico, Dr. Jordy Herrera and was attended by Secretaries, Vice Ministers and other senior officials from Brazil, Ecuador, Panama, Paraguay and Uruguay, who spoke about the conditions, progress... [+]

Tue, 24/04/2012

Today, in a ceremony held in the Former Executive Secretaries Room of the Permanent Secretariat of the Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE), the Electrical Engineer, Mr. Gabriel Salazar Yepez, an Ecuadorian national took office as Electricity Coordinator, as well as the Systems Engineer, Mr. Gabriel Hernandez, a Colombian national who will hold the position of Information Management and Training Coordinator of the Organization.

Gabriel Salazar, new Electricity Coordinator for OLADE.   ... [+]
Sat, 21/04/2012

During the launching of the Institute for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (INER), an entity recently created by the Government of Ecuador as part of the Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy, OLADE supported INER in conducting a workshop - held on April 12 in Quito - which was attended by representatives from government entities, public and private companies and academic institutions.

The workshop aimed to provide guidelines and technical recommendations on priority areas of work of the... [+]
Sat, 14/04/2012

The First Vice Minister of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment in Cuba, Dr. Antonio L. Carricarte welcomed at its offices in Havana, the Executive Secretary of OLADE, Dr. Victorio Oxilia. At the meeting, which was also attended by Mr. Hugoberto Fornaris, OLADE's Alternate National Coordinator in Cuba, they addressed issues of cooperation between OLADE and Cuba.
 
Subsequently, officials of the Ministry of Basic Industry of Cuba, the Director of International Relations and Business, Mr. Lazaro Hernandez, Business Manager of the Electric Union, Ms. Karol Gonzalez, the Director of Emergency Generation... [+]
Wed, 11/04/2012

Executive Secretariat of OLADE and Ministry of ENergy and Mines of PeruThe Ministry of Energy and Mines of Peru and the Permanent Secretariat of the Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE) have signed the Hosting Country Agreement for the XLIII Ministers Meeting and other important institutional events scheduled by OLADE for 2012 (VII Regional Energy Integration Forum, 77 Directive Committee, XLII Council of Experts Meeting) in Lima, Peru.

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Fri, 30/03/2012

An official mission of the Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE) composed of the Director of Integration, Dr. Fernando Ferreira and the Specialist of the National Energy Information System (SIEN), Mr. Pablo Garces traveled to Brasilia on March 8 and 9, in order to launch and start the training of the National Energy Information System (SIEN) in Brazil.


The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) of Brazil has decided to adopt OLADE’s SIEN for planning, operation and integration studies... [+]
Thu, 22/03/2012

The Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE) began its 2012 Training Program on March 7 this year. This program is specially aimed to officials, professionals and academics linked to the Ministries or Departments of Energy, Regulatory Agencies and energy companies. OLADE sees the training process as one of the major programs implemented in compliance with the objective of collaborating with institutional capacities strengthening in the energy sector of its Member Countries.

 
The program began with the virtual course CAPEV 01 on “Electricity Markets: Contracts, Rates and... [+]