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Once a net importer of energy, Uruguay now exports its surplus energy to neighbouring Brazil and Argentina. In less than two decades, Uruguay broke free of its dependence on oil imports and carbon emitting power generation, transitioning to renewable energy that is owned by the state but with infrastructure paid for by private investment.
In 2005, Uruguay initiated a dramatic shift in its energy strategy, moving from petroleum-based electricity generation to renewable sources. In 2024, Uruguay generated 99 percent of its electricity from renewable sources using hydropower (42 percent), wind (28 percent), and biomass (26 percent).
To this day, Uruguay continues to rely heavily on its dams, including the imposing Salto Grande on the Río Uruguay, whose power is shared with Argentina, and several on the Río Negro. For decades, electricity from those dams and from generators running on gas and oil imported largely from Argentina and Brazil met Uruguayans’ energy needs.
Uruguay receives an average 1,700 KW per square meter of sunlight a year, on par with Mediterranean countries although solar represents only a fraction of the country’s total electricity production. Uruguay’s Investment Promotion Law offers incentives for investing in solar manufacturing, systems implementation, and solar energy utilization.
Honduras’s power grid is extensively developed in all departments except the easternmost department, Gracias a Dios. Honduras has granted distribution concessions to 7 utilities nationwide, with the state-owned Empresa Nacional de Energía Eléctrica (ENEE) managing nearly 99% of the electricity grid. electricity. lowest electricity access rates.
Most recently, Honduras has acquired a loan for US $29.4 million to build a 51.1 MWp solar PV plant. Secretariat of Energy (SEN) is the primary government body responsible for overseeing the energy sector in Honduras.
In Honduras, there is a large potential for electricity generation based on hydropower. In 2003 then President Ricardo Maduro put in place a Special Commission for the Development of Hydroelectric Projects. There are 16 new hydro projects that are expected to be commissioned before 2011, with an overall capacity of 206.5 MW.
Solar photovoltaic (PV) energy followed at 18.9%, with wind power at 12.9%, and geothermal energy at 5.8%. Due to the diversity of the Honduran landscape, the potential for wind development varies considerably.
In Turkey as of 2023, there are available companies that have an annual solar module production capacity of 1.2 GW with zero micro-cracks. The existing energy infrastructure and the flexibility to adapt to the needs of solar PV integration have resulted in increased interest in this field in Turkey. 3.5. Legal factors
Up to USD 100 billion will be spent on this new initiative, and the country’s cumulative solar and wind capacity will exceed 120 GW by 2035. The total installed power generation capacity of Türkiye exceeds 110 GW in 2024, and the share of renewables has reached 50%.
As of June 2023, Turkey's total installed electric generation capacity has reached 104.904 GW. The installed capacity of solar power electricity amounts to 10.175 GW, resulting in a ratio of 9.7 % to the total installed capacity as indicated in Fig. 13. In the same month, Turkey's electricity generation from solar power amounted to 2.41 TWh.
Türkiye At the end of December 2022, total installed power capacity in Türkiye reached 103,809 MW, out of which PV plants accounted for 9,425 MW. The amount of solar PV projects under completion are estimated to be 1-1.5 GW. This capacity can be considered in addition to the installed capacity in 2022.
