The Monthly Electricity Generation Report No. 11 reports that in October 2025:
1. Electricity generation in Latin America and the Caribbean reached 158 TWh, with a year-on-year growth of 3.3%.
2. This growth was mainly driven by the increase in hydropower generation (+23.5 TWh), which represented 53.7% of the electricity mix.
3. On the other hand, electricity generation based on natural gas decreased by 10.5 TWh.
4. The regional electricity mix maintained a high share of renewable energy, with a renewability index of 72%.
5. Of the 27 OLACDE member countries, 12 exceeded the regional renewability index (72%) in October 2025: Costa Rica, Paraguay and Uruguay (100%), Ecuador (99%), Brazil (89%), Venezuela (89%), Colombia (86%), El Salvador and Panama (80%), Belize (77%), and Chile and Guatemala (75%).
Read the full report here: https://www.olade.org/en/publicaciones/march-2026report-no-11-electricity-generation-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean/
