Uruguay is taking advantage of
Expo Milano 2015 to present itself to the world as an ideal
country in which to invest in the energy field.
In its pavilion at the universal exposition it organised a
videoconference that put into contact the Uruguayan Minister of
Industry, Energy and Mining, together with Ute, the state-run
firm that supplies electric energy, and potential investors who
were guests at the pavilion.
From Montevideo, among others, they were linked up with the
interim minister of Industry Energy and Mining, Guillermo
Moncecchi.
For years Uruguay has making its energy policies strongly
focused on renewable energy, and it has become a nation at the
cutting edge when it comes to the 'green economy'.
Currently it is the south American country with the highest
percentage of renewable energy - in 2014 some 95% of its energy
needs were met with renewable energy.
According to official forecasts, Uruguay in 2016 will
become the country with the highest percentage of wind energy in
the world (producing 33% of total electrical energy needs next
year), overtaking Denmark, Spain and Germany.
"We guarantee a solid infrastructure in expansion and
well-prepared human resources," said Moncecchi.
Walter Sosa, Director of the Ute consulting sector added
that: "We have economic and juridical security and clear rules
for people wanting to invest".
"This is thanks to a national energy plan approved in 2008
and in force up to 2030, agreed on by all political parties in
parliament".
Enel is one of the firms that, in 2013, chose to wager on
Uruguay, with its 'Enel green power' project.
"We are investing more than $98 million," said Enel Green
Power Development Manager Jorge Manuel Cernadas, "we have
created more than 600 jobs, and we are saving 62 million tonnes
of CO2".
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