Latin America Goes Electric: The Growing Social Challenges of Hydroelectric Development

Varas, Pablo; Tironi, Manuel; Rudnick, H.; Rodriguez, N.

doi:10.1109/mpe.2013.2245586

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“…Lack of public awareness has been recognized as a major barrier in the deployment of RETs in many countries [21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28]. The most common issues in this respect are insufficient knowledge regarding both environmental and economic benefits, inadequate knowledge of RETs [21,22], uncertainties about the economic viability of RES installation projects [4,23,24], and public opposition due to a number of reasons including seascape impacts, environmental damage, and lack of consultation concerns among local communities [25][26][27][28].…”

Section: Public Awareness and Information Barriersmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Today, a common source of failure in the development of renewable projects, in particular hydroelectric projects in Latin America, is the lack of legal frameworks and adequate consultation with the directly impacted communities. Due to these reasons, various large hydro projects such as Garabí in 2011 in Argentina, Belo Monte project in 2012 in Brazil, and Hidro Aysen in 2014 in Chile, were all suspended [28]. The absence of compensation mechanisms to the communities, indigenous or not, for the impact of the projects and the lack of basis to ensure that surrounding communities can somehow explicitly benefit from the exploitation of these resources (a lower electricity bill for example), are among the critical reasons for the failure of some projects.…”

Section: Land And/or Water Lease Securementmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Investors’ Perspectives on Barriers to the Deployment of Renewable Energy Sources in Chile

2015

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Abstract:In the last decade, the importance of exploiting Chile's Renewable Energy Sources (RESs) has increased significantly, as fossil fuel prices have risen and concerns regarding climate change issues grown, posing an important threat to its economy. However, to date, the advancement of Renewable Energy Technologies (RETs) in the country has been very limited due to various barriers. For this reason, identifying and mitigating the main barriers that hamper the advancement of RETs is necessary to allow the successful deployment of these technologies. Based on data collected from a questionnaire survey and interviews conducted among the major renewable project developers, the authors identify and rank the major barriers to the adoption of renewable energy technologies in Chile. Our findings show that the most significant barriers include "grid connection constraints and lack of grid capacity", "longer processing times for a large number of permits", "land and/or water lease securement" and "limited access to financing". Furthermore, we discuss the most critical barriers in detail together with policy recommendations to overcome them.

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Section: Public Awareness and Information Barriersmentioning

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Investors’ Perspectives on Barriers to the Deployment of Renewable Energy Sources in Chile

2015

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“…The origins of HA extend back to 1972 when the government of Salvador Allende conducted the first feasibility study to build a hydroelectric power complex in the Baker and Pascua rivers, in the Aysén Region in the Chilean Patagonia (Varas et al 2013). The energy capacity of Patagonia was highly attractive for the developmental agenda of the country, which was not undermined by the coup in 1973.…”

Section: Hidroaysén: a Political Ecologymentioning

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Worlding hydropower: river realities in the Chilean Patagonia

Hernando-Arrese

Tironi

2019

Tapuya: Latin American Science, Technology and Society

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Based on the case of HidroAysén, in this paper we discuss the different modes of existence of a hydroelectric project. Inspired by an ontological sensibility and the idea of worlding, we sustain that hydroelectric energy is embedded in, and is the source of, multiple worlds where different ontologies of water and energy meet, not always peacefully. Drawing on in-depth interviews and documentary sources, we identify three worlds or realitiesyet not entirely autonomousin which the HidroAysén project exists: the National Hydropower World, the Market Hydropower World, and the Sustainable Hydropower World. We argue that these three realities, through different ecologies, knowledge, and narratives, execute different parameters of reality and objectivity. Our final argument is that an ontological approach to analyze hydropower development and the conflicts that it has spurred can stimulate new ways of thinking about taken-for-granted assumptions, categories, and practices regarding the way hydropower is or might be produced.

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“…The lack of "frameworks and adequate consultation" with directly impacted communities are the common challenges (Nasirov et al, 2015). As a result of these challenges, large hydro projects in Argentina and Chile were suspended in 2011 and 2014 respectively (Varas, Tironi, Rudnick, & Rodriguez, 2013).…”

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The Influence of Institutional Factors on Sustainable Renewable Energy Policy Development: New Evidence from the Thai Experience

Sakolsatayatorn

2019

IJGS

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Renewable energy has become the buzzword in the 21st century especially during the United Nations declarations of the Submit 21 in which world leaders renewed their efforts in achieving the seventeen sustainable development goals. One of the challenges of the developing world is achieving a reliable energy supply for industrialization and energy security. Thailand is one of the countries with the highest energy consumption within the ASEAN region and hence, several policies have been implemented to deploy a clean source of energy for both domestic and manufacturing purposes. However, there are many institutional factors that seem to impede this drive for a greener energy supply in the country. This study sought to investigate the institutional factors that support sustainable renewable energy policy development in the Thai context. The study selected 400 respondents from renewable energy producing companies in Bangkok and Ayutthaya using a survey instrument. The results were analyze using SPSS version 22.0 with multiple regression technique. The results showed that institutional variables such as stakeholder involvement, government R&D framework, regulatory procedures, and government subsidies had an influence on sustainable renewable policy development. The study recommends that future government policies should engage key stakeholders in the policy dialogue and implementation process.

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Latin America Goes Electric: The Growing Social Challenges of Hydroelectric Development

Cited by 19 publications

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Investors’ Perspectives on Barriers to the Deployment of Renewable Energy Sources in Chile

Investors’ Perspectives on Barriers to the Deployment of Renewable Energy Sources in Chile

Worlding hydropower: river realities in the Chilean Patagonia

The Influence of Institutional Factors on Sustainable Renewable Energy Policy Development: New Evidence from the Thai Experience

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