The Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE) is joining in the celebration of another anniversary of the Suriname's Independence Day, on November 25, 1975, having established the week of November 24 to 28, 2008, as the Week in Honour of the Republic of Suriname. OLADE invites you to familiarize yourself with some of the features and potential of the energy industry in that Member Country.

Ministers of Energy from 17 member countries of the Latin American Energy Organization, gathered at the XXXIX Meeting of Ministers of OLADE on November 14, 2008, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, stated the commitment of the region's countries to foster an increase in the sustainable use of clean renewable energy and other alternative energies as deemed advisable under to their respective laws and local conditions. This agreement was formalized when they signed the so-called Buenos Aires Declaration.

The XXXIX Meeting of the Ministers of OLADE, gathered on November 14, 2008 in Buenos Aires, reelected Argentina to chair the Directive Committee (CODI) for 2008-2009.

By acclaim, the XXXIX Meeting of Ministers of OLADE chose Havana, Cuba, to host OLADE's XL Meeting of Ministers, to be held the final week of October 2009.

Seeking to make the organization's work by sub-regions a permanent feature, OLADE's XXXIX Meeting of Ministers instructed the Permanent Secretariat to write up regulations defining the administrative, financial and operational scopes of the Sub-regional Offices.

The XXXIX Meeting of Ministers of OLADE, held within the framework of that organization's 35th Anniversary, reiterated its recognition of the Latin American Energy Organization as the institution that coordinates joint cooperation and assessment activities towards regional and sub-regional energy integration.

The Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE) is joining in the celebration of another anniversary of the Mexican Revolution of 20 de November de 1910, having established the week of November 17 to 14, 2008, as the Week in Honour of Mexico. OLADE invites you to familiarize yourself with some of the features and potential of the energy industry in that Member Country through this Web site.

Energy ministers and authorities of 21 countries of Latin America and the Caribbean will gather on November 14, 2008, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in response to an invitation to the XXXIX Meeting of Ministers of the Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE), where they will discuss regional energy integration for supply security and sustainable development, and its linkages to energy efficiency and the environment.

The Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE) is joining in the celebration of another anniversary of the First Cry of Independence in Panama on November 10, 1821, having designated the week of November 10 to 14, 2008 as the Week in Honour of the Panamanian Republic.

On November 2, 2008, OLADE celebrates the 35th Anniversary of its creation, 35 years of history, during which the organization has worked to develop and strengthen the Latin American and Caribbean energy sector.

Major energy sector agents of Latin America, the Caribbean and the world, including ministerial authorities, representatives of public and private enterprises, international organizations and specialists, will be gathering at the III Regional Energy Integration Forum (FIER 2008), to be held on November 12 and 13, 2008, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

On October 15, 2008, OLADE's Executive Secretary, Carlos Arturo Flórez Piedrahita, and the Renewable Energy and Environment Coordinator, Byron Chiliquinga, paid a technical visit to the projects under development in the community of San Antonio de Lipez, department of Potosí, Bolivia, where they witnessed the results of the Sustainable Energy Development Program.

"Solidarity, Cooperation and Complementarity for Universal Access and Energy Integration in Latin America and the Caribbean" is the central theme to be discussed at the III Regional Energy Integration Forum (FIER 2008), to be held on November 12 and 13, 2008, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

"The Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE) will establish new lines of cooperation and work activities in member countries of the Caribbean Sub-Region", said OLADE's Executive Secretary, Carlos Arturo Flórez Piedrahita, at the end of his official mission to Guyana, Trinidad & Tobago and Suriname from September 30 to October 3, 2008.

The city of Santiago de Chile will be the venue for the third edition of the Latin American Carbon Forum, which will be held on October 28-30, 2008. This event will bring together stakeholders in the carbon market: project owners and developers, representatives from the National CDM Offices and Investment Promotion Agencies, CDM governance bodies, as well as carbon market intermediaries and service providers.

On September 25, 2008, at the Universidad San Francisco de Quito, the twelfth Multidisciplinary Masters Program in Sustainable Energy Development was inaugurated. The Program was developed in 1996 by the Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE) and the University of Calgary under the sponsorship of the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA); and, it counts with the academic and institutional support of the Universidad San Francisco de Quito since the year 2006.

The Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE) joins in the celebration of the anniversary of Independence of Chile, September 18, 1810, by declaring the week of September 18 - 23, 2008, as the Week in Honor the Republic of Chile. OLADE invites you, through this website, to discover certain characteristics and potential of the energy sector of this Member Country.

Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE) joins Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua in celebrating their Independence Day anniversary, September 15, 1821, by designating the week of September 12 – 17 as the Week in Honor of Central America.
The Organization invites you, through this website, to learn more about the energy facts of these five countries in this Sub-region.

The Executive Secretary of the Latin American Organization, Carlos Arturo Flórez Piedrahita, signed in representation of OLADE a joint cooperation agreement with the Latin American Integration Association (ALADI in Spanish), the Regional Association of Oil and Natural Gas Companies in Latin America and the Caribbean (ARPEL in Spanish), the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), and the Regional Energy Integration Commission (CIER in Spanish) to develop the Project “Latin American and Caribbean Sectoral Energy Report”.

The Latin American Energy Organization drew particular attention to its commitment to Guatemala, Panama, Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, and El Salvador to continue working for sub-regional energy integration through its OLADE-Central American Sub-regional Office.

The Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE) joins the Federative Republic of Brazil in celebrating its Independence Day anniversary, September 7, 1822, by designating the week of September 6 -11, 2008, as the Week in Honor of Brazil.  OLADE invites you, through this Website, to become acquainted with the potential of the energy sector of this Member Country.

The Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE) joins Trinidad and Tobago in celebrating its anniversary of Independence Day, August 31, 1962, by declaring the week of September 1-5 as the Week in Honor of this Member Country.  OLADE invites you, through this Website, to become acquainted with the potential of the energy sector of this Caribbean Country.

Between October 2006 and August 2008, 1641 professionals of 24 countries of Latin America and the Caribbean have been trained through OLADE’s Virtual Energy Training Program (CAPEV in Spanish), exceeding its goal of training 1300 professionals by the year 2008, as programmed by the Organization.  For 2009, the Organization will expand its training courses and seminars taught under this modality.

The Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE) joins the Eastern Republic of Uruguay in celebrating its anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, August 25, 1825, by declaring the week of August 25-29, 2008, as the Week in Honor of this Member Country.
OLADE invites you, through the following Web space, to become acquainted with the potential energy sector of this South American Country.

The Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE) joins the Eastern Republic of Uruguay in celebrating its anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, August 25, 1825, by declaring the week of August 25-29, 2008, as the Week in Honor of this Member Country.
OLADE invites you, through the following Web space, to become acquainted with the potential energy sector of this South American Country.

The Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE) has pledged before the representatives of the Latin American and Caribbean countries to work for the consolidation of a regional energy statistical and information database.  This will enable to have knowledge of the energy potential of the region and its markets, as to propose policies that promote a genuine integration of Latin America and the Caribbean.  These were the words of Dr. Nestor Gonzalez Luna, Director of Planning and Projects of OLADE, at the closing of the Energy Statistics (SIEE) Work Session, held August 12– 14, 2008.

From August 12 to August 14, 2008, in the city of Quito, Ecuador, delegates from the Ministries and Secretariats of Energy from 19 Latin American Countries and the Caribbean are participating in the Energy-Economic Information System (SIEE) Meeting, convened by the Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE).  The purpose of this meeting is to share experiences with Member Countries and other international organizations, regarding management and compilation of energy statistics and prepare a joint work plan directed to strengthening energy information systems.

The Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE) joins Ecuador in celebrating its anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, August 10, 1809, designating August 11 through August 15, 2008, the Week in Honor of the Republic of Ecuador.  OLADE invites you to become acquainted with this Member Country by reading the following paragraphs on their energy sector, which is comprised mainly of large hydrocarbons and energy potential.

The Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE) has designated August 6-10, 2008, as the Week in Honor of Jamaica, on the occasion of their Independence Day, August 6, 1962.
OLADE invites you to become acquainted with Jamaica, a State Member of the Organization and of the Directive Committee, by reading the following paragraphs on their energy sector.

About a hundred of experts gathered at the I Latin American and Caribbean  Seminar, held in Quito, Ecuador, August 4-5, 2008, agreed on concrete and feasible actions for the implementation of national programs for energy efficiency and to create a culture of saving and rational use of energy.

The Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE) joins the Republic of Bolivia in celebrating its anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, August 6, 1825, by declaring August 1 through August 6, 2008, the Week in Honor of the Republic of Bolivia.
During said week, the Organization invites you to become acquainted with this Country, by reading the information on its energy potential.

The Latin American Energy Organization joins the commemoration of one more Anniversary of the Peruvian Independence Day dated July 28, 1821, which is the reason why the Organization has designated the days between July 26 and July 30, 2008 as the "Week in Honor of the Republic of Peru."We welcome you to know about its energy potential through this Web Page.

Under the slogan “Energy Efficiency, an Unexploited Resource”, the Latin American and the Caribbean Energy Efficiency Seminar will be held on August 4-5, 2008. This event will count with the attendance of government's delegates, agents of international organs and representatives of public and private companies of Latin America and the Caribbean, all of whom will share experiences at the national and regional level related to energy efficiency policies, institutionalism and regulations in both the supply side as the demand side.

OLADE joins the celebration of Colombia in its Independence Day dated July 20, 1810. For this reason the Organization has designated the days between July 21 and 25, 2008 as the week to honor the Republic of Colombia. During this week, the Organization invites you to know, through its website, the Colombian energy sector which is the "motor driving the economy and fundamental basis of the State finances.”

Quito-Ecuador is the hosting city of the “I Latin American and the Caribbean Energy Efficiency Seminar,” which is to be held on August 4-5, 2008. The Seminar is organized by OLADE and sponsored by the Spanish Institute for Energy Diversification and Saving (IDAE).

OLADE has designated the days between July 07 and July 11 as the week to honor  Argentina in tribute to its Independence Day, July 09, 1816. During this week, OLADE invites you to read more about the energy potential of this Organization’s Member Country, which is mainly characterized by the broad diversification of its energy resources (primarily hydrocarbons and hydro energy).

IThe Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE) selected the days between July 1st and 6th to celebrate the Week in honour of the Popular Democratic Republic of Algeria on the occasion of its independence day, July 05, 1962.

From June 30 to July 04, 2008, the Executive Secretary of OLADE, Dr Carlos Arturo Flórez Piedrahita, will depart for an official visit to Central American countries: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama to reinforce the relationships between the Organization and its Member Countries and at the same time strengthen the cooperation processes towards regional and sub-regional energy integration.

In the world environment day, the Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE) ratifies its commitment to promote environmental sustainability in its Member Countries as a strategy to foster Sustainable Energy Development in Latin America and the Caribbean.

The Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE) and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) agreed to join efforts to develop and execute the Regional Biofuel Joint Program. This agreement is reflected in a Memorandum of Understanding signed between both international entities.

During this event, the Executive Secretary of OLADE, Dr. Carlos Arturo Flórez Piedrahita expressed that in a sense it is logical the concern of those who think that biofuels will affect the production of food; however, "this concern does not have a reason to be since it is not about stopping to grow varieties of vegetables targeted to food supply to start sowing species used for biofuels generation.On the contrary, it is about optimizing the use of land and the rational use of water for biofuels generation.

The Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE) has designated the week of May 26-30, 2008 as the Week to Honor the Republic of Guyana, Member Country of the Organization, in tribute to one of its most important civic dates: May 26, 1966, its Independence Day.

OLADE has designated the week of May 12-16, 2008 as the Week to Honor the Republic of Paraguay, Member Country of the Organization, in tribute to its Independence Day: May 15, 1811. By means of this recognition, OLADE invites the stakeholders of Latin America and the Caribbean to know more about the energy potential of Paraguay, which is among the world leaders in electricity production per capita.

The development of biofuels in Latin America and the Caribbean will be analyzed by top specialists in the field from the Ministries and Secretariats of Energy and Environment of the Countries of the Region, international bodies, research centres, universities, investors and project developers, all of whom will get together at the III Latin-American and the Caribbean Biofuels Seminar on May 27-28, 2008 in Boca Chica, Dominican Republic.

Officials from the Ministries and Energy Secretariats of Jamaica, Grenada, Guyana and Trinidad &Tobago, Caribbean Countries and Members of the Latin American Energy Organization, participated in the training course on Energy Efficiency and Demand Management held through the Virtual Energy Training System (CAPEV) between April 21 and May 6, 2008.

On April 30, 2008, the Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE) held the second information meeting with the Ambassadors and diplomatic representatives of the Member Countries residing in the capital of Ecuador, Quito, headquarters of OLADE. The purpose of this meeting was to share information about the implementation of the triennial plan of OLADE, 2008-2011.

The agents involved in biofuels production in Latin America and the Caribbean will meet at the III Latin-American and the Caribbean Biofuels Seminar, which will be held in Boca Chica, Dominican Republic on May 27-28, 2008. This event will provide a space for cooperation and dialog in order to present the position of all international players involved in the sustainability of socio-environmental programmes for food and energy supply without impacting food security and the environment.  

“The sum of efforts and the political will of the governments of Latin America and the Caribbean towards the integration of Latin American and Caribbean Countries bring bilateral and even multilateral energy benefits,” said Dr. Erick Fernando Cabrera Castellano, OLADE´s Director of Integration, when referring to the recent agreement signed between the Argentina and Ecuador.

In compliance with its commitment to support sustainable development and through its ongoing work, The Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE) joins the celebration of earth day on April 22, 2008.

The Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE) selected the days between April 21st and 25th as the Week to honor the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on the occasion of its independence day, April 19, 1810. During this week, the Organization invites you to know more about Venezuela

The Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE) will support the fulfillment of what is indicated in the Protocol of Intention on Technical Cooperation in the Energy field, which was signed on April 4, 2008 in Brasilia, Brazil between the Republic of Guatemala and the Federative Republic of Brazil. This Protocol aims to promote mutual cooperation for energy development in rural electrification, energy production and consumption based on renewable energy resources and energy planning.

The Energy Ministers and Secretaries of Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, meeting in Cancun, Mexico on the occasion of AFROLAC II, expressed through the Declaration of Cancun their will to promote broader cooperation in energy between both regions with the aim to achieve sustainable energy development.  

The Second Conference of The African, Latin American and Caribbean Ministers of Energy (AFROLAC II) will be held between April 2 and 3 in Cancun, Mexico, with the aim to promote cooperation in the field of energy and discuss about the current challenges of the energy sector in both continents. The presentations of experts and Ministers will focus on the Overview of Energy Challenges and Opportunities in both Regions.

Mr. Mauricio Medinaceli Monrroy, economist and the former Minister of Hydrocarbons of Bolivia, took office as the Hydrocarbons Coordinator of OLADE on March 25, 2008.  The oath of office was administered by the Executive Secretary of OLADE, who highlighted the importance of expanding OLADE’s working group with professionals who possess excellent career paths and experience in the energy field so that all together work to achieve Regional and Sub-regional energy integration.

The Ministers of Energy of 26 Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean making up the Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE) and the Ministers of 52 Countries of the African Continent have been invited to participate in AFROLAC II, which will be held in Cancun, Mexico, on April 3, 2008. During this meeting, the Ministers will discuss the challenges and opportunities in the energy sector of both Continents. They will also discuss the role of the different sub-sectors in energy access and security.

On March 06, 2007, the Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE) inaugurated its first sub-regional office (OLADE-Central America) in Guatemala by means of which the Organization will reinforce the sub-regional energy integration processes by following-up the actions and projects on energy in the Central American Sub-region. In addition, OLADE will promote the use and maximum advantage of its products and services.

According to the Executive Secretary of OLADE, Mr. Carlos Arturo Flórez Piedrahita, the triennial work plan is the “organization’s navigation chart during the coming three years” and will allow the Organization to meet the requirements of the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on regional and sub-regional energy integration.  The triennial work plan was approved by the Directive Committee on February 28 and 29.

On February 28, 2008, the Directive Committee (CODI) inaugurated its 62nd meeting in Quito-Ecuador with the participation of the Energy Secretary of Argentina, Mr. Daniel Cameron, the Secretary of State and the President of the Energy Commission of the Dominican Republic, Mr. Arístides Fernández Zucco and the Minister of Mines and Petroleum of Ecuador, Mr. Galo Chiriboga Zambrano. In addition, the delegates of Brazil, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Jamaica, Venezuela and Uruguay were present.

Mr. Tomás Montesinos Yépez, national of Peru, took the office of Electricity Coordinator of OLADE on Tuesday 26, 2008. He said that "innovation and knowledge sharing in our countries will complement our goals aimed at  assessing  and promoting cooperation and coordination for the member countries, so that in a nearer future we witness an interconnected Electrical Power System in Latin America that connects all member countries of OLADE.”

Mr. Victorio Oxilia Dávalos, national of Paraguay, took the office of Training Coordinator of OLADE on February 25, 2008. The Ambassador of Paraguay, Mr. Martínez Lezcano, the Executive Secretary of OLADE, Mr.Carlos Arturo Flórez, the representative of Calgary University, Dr. Leda Sánchez as well as the Directors, Coordinators and officials of the Organization were present in the ceremony.

On February 28 and 29, 2008 in Quito-Ecuador, the III Ordinary Meeting of the Directive Committee of OLADE will take place. CODI is the direction, follow up, analysis and evaluation body that analyzes the programs and strategy of the Organization. One of the objectives of this Meeting is the approval of the Organization’s triennial plan.

Mr.Néstor Luna González (Mechanical Engineer), national of Mexico, took office on February 18, 2008 as the Director of Planning and Projects of the Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE). Mr. Luna said he is proud to collaborate with the OLADE’s management and leadership group and work to make Latin America and the Caribbean competitive in the energy sector.

The Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE) opened vacancy announcement to fill the position of Coordinator of the Sub-regional Office of OLADE in Central America. Postulations will be received by the Permanent Secretariat until 17h30 on Friday, February 22, 2008.

On February 11, 2008, 87 officials from the Ministries and Energy Secretariats of Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela started the course on "Energy Balance Methodology." The course is free of cost for the Member Countries and will be given by experts of the Organization on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9h00 to 10h00 (Quito’s time).  

On February 08, 2008 in Quito-Ecuador, Mr. Erick Fernando Cabrera Castellanos, national of Guatemala, took office as the new Director of Integration of OLADE in an official act. He stated his commitment to contribute with the work of the Organization on regional and sub-regional energy integration of Latin America and the Caribbean.

Ambassadors and diplomatic representatives of the Latin America and the Caribbean participated in the first meeting of the year held by the Organization in order to inform about the institutional reality and the projects being carried out in the Region, principally in subjects related with energy efficiency and regional and sub-regional integration of the Southern Cone.

The first course of 2008 of the Virtual Energy Training Program (CAPEV in Spanish)  will begin on February 11, 2008  free of cost for the officials of the Ministry of Energy of the Region.  The deadline for registration is on January 31.

During his official visit to the Dominican Republic, the Executive Secretary of OLADE, Carlos Arturo Flórez, stated that work on biofuels should be intensified and he also stressed on the importance of energy efficiency, which is an unexploited resource in the Region.  

Mr. Carlos Arturo Flórez Piedrahita, Colombian national, will take possession of the post of Executive Secretary of the Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE) on January 11, 2008 for the period of 2008-2010.  The ceremony will count with the presence of the Energy Secretary of Argentina, Daniel Cameron, the Minister of Mines and Petroleum of Ecuador, Galo Chiriboga, the Minister of Electricity and Alternative Energies, Alecksey Mosquera, as well as other government authorities and diplomatic representatives accredited to the Country.  

Ministers and energy authorities of 21 Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean signed the Medellin Declaration in which they manifested the political will of the Countries of the Region to carry out actions related to Regional and Sub-Regional Energy Integration and its Connection with Supply Security, Energy Efficiency and Environment. The Statement was signed on November 30, 2007 during the XXXVIII Meeting of Ministers of OLADE.

The Ministry of Energy and Mines of Guatemala signed an agreement of understanding with the Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE) to establish the first sub-regional pilot office of the Organization in Central America. The agreement was signed between the Minister of Energy and Mines, Ms. Carmen Urizar Hernández, and the Ad-Interim Executive Secretary, Ms. Elvia Ortega de Andrade, at the XXXVIII Meeting of Ministers of OLADE.

Doctor Carlos Flórez Piedrahita, current Director of The Mining-Energy Planning Unit (UPME) and National Coordinator of OLADE in Colombia, was elected the new Executive Secretary of the Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE) for the period 2008-2010. The election of the new Executive Secretary was made by the vote of Ministers and energy authorities of 21 Countries of the Region, who participated in the XXXVIII Meeting of Ministers of OLADE on November 30, 2007.

The II Regional Energy Integration Forum (FIER 2007) held between 28-30 November 2007 in Medellin-Colombia achieved its goal of presenting the vision and perspective on energy integration from several players of the energy sector of the Region and guide public and entrepreneurial interests to manage public policies and investments in order to deepen the integration process and development of the energy sector in the Region.

“Regional and Sub-Regional Energy Integration and tts Connection with Supply Security, Energy Efficiency and Environment” is the name of the main topic to be analyzed in the XXXVIII Meeting of Ministers of OLADE, which will take place on November 30, 2007 in Medellin-Colombia.

The energy week of Latin American and the Caribbean was presented this past November 8, 2007 in Medellin-Colombia during a ceremony that was headed by the Mayor of the city, Sergio Fajardo Valderrama. During this week, FIER 2007 will take place from November 28-30 in parallel to CONCIER and FISE. Additionally, the XXXVIII Meeting of Ministers of OLADE will be held, after which the Statement of Medellin will be emitted.

“From Planning to Action: Regional and Sub-regional Energy Integration” is the name of the main topic to be covered at FIER 2007, which is an event that will be held from November 28 to 30 of this year in Medellin-Colombia. In parallel to FIER 2007, CONCIER 2007 and the Electric Sector’s International Fair (FISE) will take place during the so-called “Latin American and Caribbean Energy Week”.

The Ministers of Energy of Latin America and the Caribbean will elect on November 30, 2007 the new Executive Secretary of the Organization for the period 2008-2010 during the XXXVIII Meeting of Ministers of OLADE, which will take place in Medellin-Colombia.

More than 200 agents from 17 countries of the Region and other places of the world got together on September 26-28 in San Salvador-El Salvador at the II Latin-American and the Caribbean Biofuels Seminar.

The Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE) has extended the deadline to receive applications to fill vacancies for International Positions. The new deadline is December 14, 2007.

The Ministry of Energy and Mines of Algeria informed the Permanent Secretariat of OLADE about the creation of a Statistics Committee that will jointly work with experts of the Organization to implement and adapt the National Energy Information System (SIEN) in that country.