ACTIVITIESSupport for the Implementation of the US-Brazil Biofuels Bilateral Agreement
Start Date: 08/09/2007
End date: 08/09/2009 Support sustainable bio-fuels/energy projects/programs to diversify the energy production mix to improve economic sustainability and competitiveness of communities’ socio-economic conditions, initially within the project countries to further extend to the countries of the Western Hemisphere.
Project ID: US-Brazil Biofuels
Country: Regional Region: Latin America and the Caribbean Specific Topics: Biofuels Financing: U.S. Department of State Execution: Energy and Climate Change Division, OAS Department of Sustainable Development Status: En ejecucion Grant: 2,490,000 Co-financing: 200,000 Project Cost: 2,690,000 Contact: Francisco Javier Burgos ResultsIncreased sustainability of the electric and agricultural sector as evidenced by reductions in fuel costs for transport, increased trade activities related to bio-fuels, reductions in electricity rates and increases in both the reliability of the electrical system and the security of the energy supply; such effects will consequently translate into an overall increase in economic welfare and a decrease in poverty rates while improving the environmental and health conditions of the target country. Projects archives |
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