Washington, DC, June 28 – Connecting the Americas 2022, an ECPA initiative to strengthen regional and multinational efforts to bring electricity to all parts in the hemisphere while serving as a platform for development and prosperity, hosted a Ministerial Meeting on Electricity Integration in Mesoamerica. The high-level event focused on the means to expand electricity […]

Notice to the Press Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC June 26, 2013 Share on facebookShare on twitter Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman will deliver keynote remarks at the Ministerial Meeting on Mesoamerican Electricity Integration, an important element to further the Connecting the Americas 2022 Initiative (Connect 2022). Her remarks will […]

Discussions to address electricity integration, energy security and low-carbon energy The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the U. S. Department of State are convening a two-day meeting on June 27-28, 2013, at IDB headquarters to focus on critical next steps for expanding the regional electricity market in Mesoamerica. Discussions will focus on the means to […]

Washington, D.C., June 20, 2013 – Jeff Soule, a Senior Fellow in the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA), will be traveling June 27th-29th to participate in outreach efforts in Grenada. Senior ECPA Fellow Jeff Soule works as the Director of Outreach and International Programs at the American Planning Association and is representing […]

While many have heard of the Central American Electrical Interconnection System, SIEPAC, few are aware that electricity integration in Central America is now a reality. SIEPAC is already operating commercially and has helped to provide electricity to countries’ national grids when they were experiencing shortages. An important milestone was achieved on June 1 of this […]