The Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE) and the University of Santiago de Chile (USACH) signed a strategic cooperation agreement to promote technical and academic training on energy transition across Latin America and the Caribbean. The partnership focuses on electromobility, transport electrification, and transforming the region’s energy systems.
During the signing ceremony, Andrés Rebolledo, Executive Secretary of OLADE, emphasized that the agreement “will benefit not only the academic community, but also the broader regional energy ecosystem,” and announced the first joint initiative under this alliance: a regional diploma in electromobility, aimed at professionals from both the public and private sectors across OLADE’s 27 Member Countries.
“This program builds upon a solid academic foundation with eleven previous editions and will serve as a key training platform to support the technological shifts already underway in the region,” Rebolledo noted.
Meanwhile, Dr. Matías Díaz, Director of the Department of Electrical Engineering at USACH, reflected on the institution’s leadership:
“Five or six years ago, we began this journey with enthusiasm, and today, after twelve successful editions of our diploma program, we can proudly say we are Chile’s leading university in electromobility. Through this agreement with OLADE, we aim to train professionals from across Latin America, contributing from academia to the paradigm shift our region needs.”
This agreement marks a strategic step toward consolidating a regional academic network that supports the decarbonization, digitalization, and electrification of Latin America’s economies. Both OLADE and USACH agree that Latin America and the Caribbean have the potential to lead the global energy transition, and that institutional partnerships like this one are essential to turning that potential into tangible action.
