On January 21, 2026, the official presentation of Expo Energ\u00eda and Energy Summit 2026 took place at the Marriott Hotel in Quito. The event marked the launch of a platform designed to bring together a business expo, a conference forum, and strategic networking opportunities focused on the energy transition and energy efficiency in Ecuador and across Latin America and the Caribbean.<\/p>\n
The event gathered representatives from international organizations, the diplomatic corps, the public sector, private companies, the financial sector, and leaders from the energy industry. Their participation highlighted the strong interest in and support for a specialized fair aimed at connecting technology providers, investment, knowledge, and decision-making within a single space. The presentation offered a preview of the scope and objectives of an event that seeks to make a tangible contribution to the development of the energy sector.<\/p>\n
The session of keynote remarks featured Andr\u00e9s Rebolledo, Executive Secretary of the Latin American and Caribbean Energy Organization (OLACDE), who provided a regional perspective on the structural challenges of the energy transition in Latin America and the Caribbean. During his remarks, he emphasized the importance of platforms that facilitate dialogue among public policy, investment, and technological development.<\/p>\n
Rebolledo noted that while electrification is a fundamental pillar of the energy transition, it currently represents around 20% of total energy demand. This underscores the need to accelerate decarbonization in the remaining 80% through complementary and diversified solutions. He also highlighted the sustained progress of renewable energy in the region: over the past decade, Latin America and the Caribbean have increased the share of clean electricity generation from 58% to nearly 70%, driven in particular by the growth of solar and wind power.<\/p>\n
He further pointed out that several countries in the region already achieve renewable generation levels exceeding 80% at certain hours of the day, reflecting regional leadership in transforming electricity systems and consolidating an increasingly clean energy mix.<\/p>\n
Initiatives such as Expo Energ\u00eda and Energy Summit 2026 strengthen regional dialogue, promote energy diversification, and support sustainable solutions that contribute to the economic and technological development of countries. At OLACDE, we support these types of platforms as key opportunities to bring stakeholders together, share experiences, and accelerate the implementation of concrete actions toward a just, secure, and sustainable energy transition in Latin America and the Caribbean.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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