Mesoamerican Energy Investment Summit

Mesoamerican Energy Investment Summit

On November 4, Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina will host the 2014 Mesoamerican Energy Investment Summit, convening regional energy ministers and electricity regulators, the Inter-American Development Bank, World Bank, private companies, commercial banks, and civil society. The State Department’s Special Representative for Commercial Business Affairs Scott Nathan will lead the United States delegation along with Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Energy Resources Robert Ichord.

The Summit in Guatemala City is part of the Connecting the Americas 2022 Initiative. The event will provide an opportunity to attract private sector investment in Central American clean energy infrastructure, including cleaner sources of power generation and additional transmission capacity. Discussions will focus on ways to improve regulatory frameworks to enable more regional electricity trade and mobilize greater private capital.

For more information, visit: US Department of State Website.