Jorge Morales Pedraza 
Energy in Latin America and the Caribbean 
The Current and Future Role of Renewable and Nuclear Energy Sources in the Region’s Electricity Generation

It is certain that energy production and, particularly, the generation and sustained growth of electricity constitute indispensable elements for the economic and social progress of any country. Energy, undoubtedly, constitutes the motive force of civilization and it determines, to a high degree, the level of the future economic and social development of that country. This book examines energy power in Latin America and the Caribbean and the future role of renewable and nuclear energy sources in the region’s electricity generation.