Renewable energy (RE) resources havebeen attracting growing interest in both the industrializedand the developing world in the last five to eight years.The main drivers for this interest and accelerated activityhave been the expected strong demand for energy in thedeveloping world and environmental concerns, particularly ofthe risk of drastic climate change as a result of theincreasing accumulation of greenhouse gases in theatmosphere. Volume 1 covers : North Africa region, countriesof Central Europe and the former Soviet Union (FSU). Volume2 : Latin America. The decision to conduct regional ratherthan specific country studies was made to take into accountthe commonalities of the shared characteristics of a groupof countries. Some of the results and conclusion of thestudy regarding countries of Central and Eastern Europe, asa group, certain regional aspects emerge. First, they allshare the legacies of the Soviet Union, notably in theireconomic structure, mentality, and methodologies. Second,they depend on each other for a number of goods and servicesand are trying to transition to a modus operandi appropriateto a market economy framework. The development of regionalmarkets would be a natural outcome of this effort on thesupply side. Volume 2 covers progress in the use ofrenewable energy for rural electrification being made inselect countries in the LAC Region, with other countriesanxious to learn from and follow successful developmentmodels. Chapter 2 highlights the in-depth efforts underwayin Argentina, as well as the vast market potential forrenewable technologies and rural electrification throughoutMexico. Finally, while smaller in scale, the case of Panamaoffers an insight into a country committed to providing aframework and implementation strategy that focuses on bothrenewable energy and rural electrification.
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