QUITO, Ecuador, Aug 5, CMC -The Latin American and Caribbean Energy Organization (OLACDE) says it will stage its XI Energy Week in the Dominican Republic in October at a time marked by geopolitical instability, mounting climate pressures, and growing global competition for critical minerals, hydrogen, and emerging technologies.
OLACDE said that October 6–9 event will feature high-level political meetings and business forums, including the 56th meeting of Energy Ministers of Latin America and the Caribbean, the 4th OLACDE Business Council and the 2026 OLACDE Energy Excellence Awards.
OLACDE said it expects an estimated 3,000 delegates, including ministers, investors, multilateral organizations, and experts from 27 countries to the event given that Latin America and the Caribbean hold a uniquely strategic position.
“With approximately 70per cent of its electricity generated from renewable sources, the region boasts one of the cleanest power matrices in the world while also expanding its oil and natural gas production.
“In addition, it is home to nearly 25 per cent of the world’s critical minerals, essential for the development of electric mobility and battery energy storage technologies,” OLACDE said, adding notheless the challenge is no longer limited to producing clean energy.
“The priority now is to industrialize it, integrate regional markets, and transform it into a driver of economic growth and competitiveness,”it said, adding that against this backdrop, the XI OLACDE Energy Week is designed to foster strategic dialogue around five key pillars, namely regional energy integration, energy security and resilience, energy transition and decarbonization as well as new energy value chains and energy governance
OLACDE said ahead of the ain event, it will host two strategic virtual activities to strengthen regional dialogue and collaboration.
On October 2, the Academic Forum “Connecting Minds, Powering the Future” will bring together universities, research centers, and students to discuss energy poverty and just transitions, artificial intelligence applications in the energy sector, and climate resilience, helping build the human capital required for the region’s energy transition.
The Second Latin America and the Caribbean Youth Energy Forum will be held on October 5 and will bring together more than 300 young leaders from OLACDE’s 27 member states to address key issues such as green employment, sustainable mining, and universal access to energy.
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