LATEST NEWS & EVENTS
During the European Development Days (EDDs), the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Commission have announced a Contribution Agreement of EUR 17.5m from the Caribbean Investment Facility (CIF) to support the Caribbean Sustainable Water Management...
We invite you to watch and share the first of a series of videos prepared by the European Investment Bank (EIB) to learn more about the “Cosechando Agua, Sembrando Luz” project in Potosí, Bolivia and witness people living and working in Potosí share how the project positively impacted on their lives...
Kingston, Jamaica. The European Union (EU) has contributed a non-reimbursable seven million euros towards Jamaica’s Boosting Innovation, Growth, and Entrepreneurship (BIGEE) Programme...
SUCCESS STORIES
Sustainable energy
Cerro Dominador: The first thermal solar power plant in Latin America
Project led by KfW
- 640,000 tons CO2 equivalent per year of direct GHG emissions avoided through the project
- 175,200 MWh/year generated by the CSP plant
- 382,000 homes supplied with electricity 24 hours/day
- at least 1,906 jobs created through the “Mirror Programme”
Support to SMEs
Eco Business fund for SME Development in Latin America
Project led by KfW
- 47,000 hectares under agroforestry systems supported
- 4.3 million tons of CO2 stored by agroforestry activities
- 4.2 million cubic meters of water saved
- 70,000 hectares of farmland under soil conservation practices
- 3,269 businesses and producers supported
Sustainable Agriculture
Modernized Irrigation Project for Small and Medium Farmers
Enabling sustainable agricultural production adapted to climate change
- 12,400 hectares are provided with an irrigation system.
- 14,150 families should benefit, many of them mestizos, indigenous, Afro-Ecuadorians and mountaineers.
Sustainable Energy
Improving the sustainability of the electricity service in Suriname
- 43% increase in annual electricity sales by EBS.
- 2,000 kW of solar PV installed capacity.
- 1,410 households benefiting from 24 hours electricity production.
- 30,000 Tons of C02eq will be reduced per year.