IEA and SICA to collaborate on clean energy transitions in Central America 15 February 2021
The International Energy Agency (IEA) and the Central American Integration System (SICA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote clean energy transitions in Central America. Under the MoU, the two organisations will expand their cooperation on energy data and statistics, energy efficiency and climate resilience of electricity systems. These have all been identified as key areas for energy transitions and climate change mitigation in the region under SICA’s Central American 2030 Sustainable Energy Strategy.
“The IEA is pleased to team up with SICA to expand our work in Central America, a dynamic region that is home to over 55 million people and has excellent clean energy potential with distinctive transition opportunities and challenges,” said IEA Deputy Executive Director David Turk.
New U.S. Administration Likely Means More Natural Gas for Mexico, Expert Says
“With more of a push to decarbonize the U.S., combined with more demand from Mexico for natural gas in the short and mid-term, we are going to continue to see increased dependence on U.S. natural gas in Mexico,” Leonardo Beltrán, a seasoned expert in Mexico energy policy, told
NGI’s Mexico Gas Price Index.
“The change in administration in the U.S. is going to favor cleaner fuels, and in that regard, natural gas is the cleanest of the fossil fuels. This means that natural gas will likely continue to be favored over other commodities,” he said.