Sustainabl 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 the development of sustainability in Latin America
Project led by KfW
- 271,000 hectares of land cultivated under sustainable management
- 117,000 hectares of farmland under soil conservation practices
- 480 hectares of soil protected from erosion
- 380,000 direct jobs supported
Sustainable Agriculture
Modernized Irrigation Project for Small and Medium Farmers
Project leaded by AECID
- 12,400 hectares are provided with an irrigation system.
- 14,150 families should benefit, many of them mestizos, indigenous, Afro-Ecuadorians and mountaineers.