{"id":4008,"date":"2023-12-27T11:51:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-27T11:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/embassyofuruguayinindia.in\/?p=4008"},"modified":"2024-03-01T11:26:15","modified_gmt":"2024-03-01T11:26:15","slug":"uruguays-green-power-revolution-rapid-shift-to-wind-shows-the-world-how-its-done","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/embassyofuruguayinindia.in\/sp\/uruguays-green-power-revolution-rapid-shift-to-wind-shows-the-world-how-its-done\/","title":{"rendered":"La revoluci\u00f3n de la energ\u00eda verde en Uruguay: el r\u00e1pido cambio hacia la energ\u00eda e\u00f3lica muestra al mundo c\u00f3mo se hace"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4008\" class=\"elementor elementor-4008\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-20e2ad3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"20e2ad3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e1dec61\" data-id=\"e1dec61\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff80c24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ff80c24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 25-07-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">27 de diciembre de 2023<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b0488b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1b0488b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">La revoluci\u00f3n de la energ\u00eda verde en Uruguay: el r\u00e1pido cambio hacia la energ\u00eda e\u00f3lica muestra al mundo c\u00f3mo se hace<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a6e6bcc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a6e6bcc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b5b8fc1\" data-id=\"b5b8fc1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8145ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c8145ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 25-07-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Era la d\u00e9cada de 2000 y los precios de los combustibles f\u00f3siles estaban aumentando en todo el mundo. Despu\u00e9s de un per\u00edodo de volatilidad en la d\u00e9cada de 1980, el precio del petr\u00f3leo crudo por barril hab\u00eda alcanzado uno de sus puntos m\u00e1s bajos (20 d\u00f3lares) a finales de 2001, pero luego, en el transcurso de seis a\u00f1os, se triplic\u00f3 antes de que una nueva crisis del petr\u00f3leo hiciera que los precios superaran esos precios. de los a\u00f1os 1970,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/2009a_bpea_hamilton-1.pdf\">alcanzando un r\u00e9cord de 145 d\u00f3lares por barril el 3 de julio de 2008 .<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-662fb99 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"662fb99\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-12b0be2\" data-id=\"12b0be2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cc3207 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4cc3207\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Uruguay importa su petr\u00f3leo, entonces ten\u00eda un problema. La demanda de energ\u00eda en el pa\u00eds hab\u00eda crecido un 8,4% el a\u00f1o anterior y las facturas de energ\u00eda de los hogares aumentaban a un ritmo similar. La poblaci\u00f3n de 3,4 millones de habitantes se estaba inquietando. Al carecer de alternativas,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.montevideo.com.uy\/Noticias\/URUGUAY-FIRMA-ACUERDO-ENERGETICO-CON-BRASIL-uc65622\">el presidente Tabar\u00e9 V\u00e1zquez se vio obligado a comprar energ\u00eda a los estados vecinos<\/a>\u00a0a precios m\u00e1s altos, a pesar de que Argentina, Uruguay y Paraguay\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/repositorio.cepal.org\/server\/api\/core\/bitstreams\/a50bedaa-008b-433d-a629-e92bc84c39fd\/content\">ten\u00edan un acuerdo de ayuda mutua en caso de condiciones de emergencia .<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7bc1d10 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7bc1d10\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-32d023f\" data-id=\"32d023f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-597cd42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"597cd42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Para escapar de la trampa, V\u00e1zquez necesitaba soluciones r\u00e1pidas. Recurri\u00f3 a una fuente poco probable:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/kleinmanenergy.upenn.edu\/people\/ramon-mendez-galain\/\">Ram\u00f3n M\u00e9ndez Galain<\/a>, un f\u00edsico que transformar\u00eda la red energ\u00e9tica del pa\u00eds en una de las m\u00e1s limpias del mundo.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0f18d8d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0f18d8d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a53eb12\" data-id=\"a53eb12\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d07546 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d07546\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hoy en d\u00eda, el pa\u00eds casi ha eliminado gradualmente los combustibles f\u00f3siles en la producci\u00f3n de electricidad.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gub.uy\/ministerio-industria-energia-mineria\/comunicacion\/noticias\/uruguay-logra-90-energias-renovables-matriz-electrica-contexto-tres-anos\">Dependiendo del clima, entre el 90% y el 95% de su energ\u00eda proviene de energ\u00edas renovables .<\/a>En algunos a\u00f1os, esa cifra ha llegado hasta el 98%.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2023\/dec\/09\/phase-out-down-fossil-fuels-cop28\">La eliminaci\u00f3n gradual de los combustibles f\u00f3siles<\/a>\u00a0fue un tema central en la Cop28. Despu\u00e9s de una semana de tensas negociaciones en Dubai, los pa\u00edses\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2023\/dec\/13\/cop28-landmark-deal-agreed-to-transition-away-from-fossil-fuels\">acordaron abandonar los combustibles f\u00f3siles en sus sistemas energ\u00e9ticos<\/a>\u00a0, pero activistas, gobiernos y expertos ambientales contin\u00faan debatiendo c\u00f3mo hacer esa transici\u00f3n.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b91cd53 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b91cd53\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b5bb79\" data-id=\"5b5bb79\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e1b139 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9e1b139\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 25-07-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/embassyofuruguayinindia.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1300-300x267.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4594\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/embassyofuruguayinindia.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1300-300x267.jpg 300w, https:\/\/embassyofuruguayinindia.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1300-13x12.jpg 13w, https:\/\/embassyofuruguayinindia.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1300.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e36dd93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e36dd93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>F\u00edsico Ram\u00f3n M\u00e9ndez Galain: \u2018Pens\u00e9 que pod\u00eda entender un poco sobre este problema\u2019.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fabb38f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fabb38f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a189d9b\" data-id=\"a189d9b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f0537e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f0537e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Una respuesta podr\u00eda estar en lo que\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/uruguay\">Uruguay<\/a>\u00a0ha logrado en una d\u00e9cada y media.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u201cHab\u00eda trabajado en el extranjero durante 14 a\u00f1os y, cuando regres\u00e9, hab\u00eda una crisis energ\u00e9tica, pero la \u00fanica soluci\u00f3n que daba la gente era instalar una central nuclear, eso era todo\u201d, recuerda Galain. \u201cYo era f\u00edsico nuclear, as\u00ed que pens\u00e9 que pod\u00eda entender un poco sobre este problema\u201d.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3db954b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3db954b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1e165bb\" data-id=\"1e165bb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29511c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29511c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Cuanto m\u00e1s investigaba Galain el tema, m\u00e1s se convenc\u00eda de que la energ\u00eda nuclear no era la respuesta para Uruguay. En cambio, argument\u00f3, se trataba de energ\u00edas renovables. Public\u00f3 sus hallazgos en un art\u00edculo que expon\u00eda su creencia de que el pa\u00eds deber\u00eda apostar por la energ\u00eda e\u00f3lica. Poco despu\u00e9s, recibi\u00f3 una llamada telef\u00f3nica invit\u00e1ndolo a convertirse en secretario de energ\u00eda de Uruguay e implementar su plan.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ab31d07 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ab31d07\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b8e5cf5\" data-id=\"b8e5cf5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-410304a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"410304a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cImag\u00ednense mi sorpresa\u201d, dice Galain. \u201cEsto fue una locura. Pero hice algo a\u00fan m\u00e1s loco: acept\u00e9\u201d.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Uruguay es un pa\u00eds peque\u00f1o (aproximadamente un 26% m\u00e1s peque\u00f1o que el Reino Unido en t\u00e9rminos de superficie) atrapado entre dos gigantes. La extensa capital de Argentina, Buenos Aires, se encuentra a 50 kil\u00f3metros (31 millas) al sur de la desembocadura del R\u00edo Plata, que forma parte de la frontera entre los dos pa\u00edses, mientras que Uruguay comparte su frontera norte con Brasil.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0Nadie cre\u00eda que pudi\u00e9ramos hacerlo. Necesit\u00e1bamos nuevas soluciones. Necesit\u00e1bamos hacer las cosas de manera diferente<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b261e44 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b261e44\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ef2f3d1\" data-id=\"ef2f3d1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11adf49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11adf49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ram\u00f3n M\u00e9ndez Galain\nEn este contexto, el pa\u00eds f\u00e1cilmente pasa desapercibido. Sin embargo, econ\u00f3micamente es una historia de \u00e9xito sudamericana.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/data.worldbank.org\/indicator\/NY.GDP.PCAP.CD?locations=UY\">Su PIB per c\u00e1pita fue de \u00a316.420 en 2022<\/a>, seg\u00fan el Banco Mundial, el m\u00e1s alto del continente; s\u00f3lo una peque\u00f1a fracci\u00f3n de su poblaci\u00f3n vive en la pobreza extrema.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/country\/uruguay\/overview\">El pa\u00eds tiene una clase media floreciente (que representa alrededor del 60% de la poblaci\u00f3n )<\/a>\u00a0y hay grandes expectativas en cuanto a estilo de vida y oportunidades.<\/p><p>Este cambio demogr\u00e1fico ha impulsado la demanda de los atributos de un estilo de vida contempor\u00e1neo del siglo XXI. Las casas est\u00e1n equipadas con lavadoras y lavavajillas, y las unidades de aire acondicionado se han vuelto comunes, al igual que grandes televisores de pantalla plana y dispositivos conectados<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e0cb780 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e0cb780\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e79e49\" data-id=\"9e79e49\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d44729 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7d44729\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/embassyofuruguayinindia.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/3000-1-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4614\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/embassyofuruguayinindia.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/3000-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/embassyofuruguayinindia.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/3000-1-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/embassyofuruguayinindia.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/3000-1.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79543a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79543a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Ciudad de Montevideo de noche. Con una clase media floreciente, ha habido una demanda creciente de bienes impulsados por electricidad. Fotograf\u00eda: Alessandro Cinque<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3196c9b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3196c9b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e93e28\" data-id=\"7e93e28\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c14d8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8c14d8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Todo eso requiere poder. En el transcurso de aproximadamente una d\u00e9cada, Uruguay, bajo la direcci\u00f3n de Galain, instal\u00f3 alrededor de 50 parques e\u00f3licos en todo el pa\u00eds, descarboniz\u00f3 la red y reforz\u00f3 su energ\u00eda hidroel\u00e9ctrica.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Sin embargo, el mayor desaf\u00edo fue cambiar la \u201cnarrativa\u201d sobre las energ\u00edas renovables. En aquel entonces, las energ\u00edas sostenibles todav\u00eda estaban rodeadas de muchos conceptos err\u00f3neos, dice Galain: eran demasiado caras, demasiado intermitentes o aumentar\u00edan el desempleo, y cambiar estas historias result\u00f3 vital para lograr la aceptaci\u00f3n de todos los niveles de la sociedad.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u201cNadie cre\u00eda que pudi\u00e9ramos hacerlo. Necesit\u00e1bamos nuevas soluciones. Necesit\u00e1bamos hacer las cosas de otra manera\u201d, afirma. \u201cHoy, incluso miembros de ese gabinete me dicen: \u2018Cuando usted dec\u00eda esas cosas en la televisi\u00f3n en 2008, pens\u00e1bamos, \u00bfc\u00f3mo vamos a explicar esto cuando fracasemos?\u2019\u201d<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Galain dice que era necesario que hubiera una \u201cnarrativa nacional fuerte\u201d para que funcionara. \u201cLe dije a la gente que \u00e9sta era la mejor opci\u00f3n incluso si no cre\u00edan que el cambio clim\u00e1tico existiera. Es el m\u00e1s barato y no depende de fluctuaciones locas [en los precios del petr\u00f3leo]\u201d.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9be9993 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9be9993\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6e7137b\" data-id=\"6e7137b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1c7ac8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b1c7ac8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Con esa narrativa, el gobierno se propuso ganarse a una poblaci\u00f3n esc\u00e9ptica. Una preocupaci\u00f3n inicial fue que se perder\u00edan empleos en el sector energ\u00e9tico.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ecpamericas.org\/newsletters\/uruguays-transition-to-renewable-electricity\/\">En cambio, se crearon alrededor de 50.000 nuevos puestos de trabajo<\/a>\u00a0una gran cantidad en un pa\u00eds con una poblaci\u00f3n tan peque\u00f1a.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wri.org\/update\/uruguay-leveraging-partnerships-create-green-jobs-and-ensure-just-transition\">La idea de una \u201ctransici\u00f3n justa\u201d, en la que nadie se quedara atr\u00e1s, se volvi\u00f3 central ,<\/a>y a algunos trabajadores se les ofrecieron plazas en programas de reciclaje para adaptarse a la nueva normalidad<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8dfa5ee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8dfa5ee\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a8fc34d\" data-id=\"a8fc34d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77e2731 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"77e2731\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/embassyofuruguayinindia.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/3000-_1_-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4622\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/embassyofuruguayinindia.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/3000-_1_-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/embassyofuruguayinindia.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/3000-_1_-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/embassyofuruguayinindia.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/3000-_1_.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e940bec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e940bec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A los trabajadores se les ofrecieron planes de reciclaje para adaptarse a la revoluci\u00f3n verde. Fotograf\u00eda: Alessandro Cinque<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f397b38 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f397b38\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5fe943f\" data-id=\"5fe943f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96679fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"96679fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Otros pudieron aprovechar los cambios. Santiago Ravello, de 52 a\u00f1os, es due\u00f1o de una granja de carne en el centro de Uruguay, a unas 175 millas al norte de la capital, Montevideo. La producci\u00f3n de carne vacuna es una industria primaria en todo el pa\u00eds, debido a sus vastas extensiones de pastizales.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>En 2009, la familia Ravello debat\u00eda si vender su finca. Fue entonces cuando Ravello conoci\u00f3 a Fernando Schaich, quien dirig\u00eda lo que antes era una peque\u00f1a consultor\u00eda de eficiencia energ\u00e9tica, y aprendi\u00f3 sobre la transici\u00f3n del pa\u00eds hacia las energ\u00edas renovables.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Schaich vio desde el principio una oportunidad en el plan de transici\u00f3n. Anteriormente, su empresa hab\u00eda ganado dinero asesorando a las empresas sobre c\u00f3mo pod\u00edan reducir su consumo de energ\u00eda, pero pas\u00f3 al desarrollo de parques e\u00f3licos. Le dijo a Ravello que la granja de su familia podr\u00eda ser un sitio para un parque e\u00f3lico terrestre, y que la construcci\u00f3n de uno no ten\u00eda por qu\u00e9 afectar a su ganado.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>La pareja prepar\u00f3 una oferta para un contrato y acudi\u00f3 a un promotor, pero perdi\u00f3. \u201cFernando qued\u00f3 destrozado por esto\u201d, dice Ravello. \u201cMe dijo: \u2018Puedes ir con otra empresa\u2019. Pero \u00e9l siempre hab\u00eda sido honesto conmigo, as\u00ed que le dije: \u2018No todo es cuesti\u00f3n de dinero\u2019\u201d.<\/p><p>Today, Revello\u2019s farm is home to 22 wind turbines, a side business that gives the family a healthy source of income.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1807efe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1807efe\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-543cd1c\" data-id=\"543cd1c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e805ef0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e805ef0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/embassyofuruguayinindia.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/3000-_2_-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4629\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/embassyofuruguayinindia.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/3000-_2_-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/embassyofuruguayinindia.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/3000-_2_-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/embassyofuruguayinindia.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/3000-_2_.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86b5739 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"86b5739\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Beef production is a primary industry across the country and some farmers have added windfarms to their land.\u00a0Photograph: Alessandro Cinque<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-63e779a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"63e779a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-052eeaa\" data-id=\"052eeaa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25adcc9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25adcc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Uruguay\u2019s green transition has not been without its challenges, however. One was logistics, according to Gonzalo Casaravilla, who served as president of the state energy company UTE between 2010 and 2020.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Outside cities, Uruguay\u2019s roads are small, with few motorways. The parts of wind turbines are anything but small, and moving them into position a difficult undertaking. This was achieved by means of rolling roadblocks and convoys to create minimum disruption when new windfarm projects were built.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0People are wondering what happened and why their bill isn\u2019t lower. But in that same period, we had 40% poverty; now it\u2019s 10%<\/p><p>\u201cIt was funny. In the beginning, the technical people in my company were saying: \u2018Whoa, be careful.\u2019 A year and a half later, they said: \u2018OK, it\u2019s a good idea,\u201d says Casaravilla. \u201cThere was friction at the beginning, but then it was the best team we could have had.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a8b7f1e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a8b7f1e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-020db3c\" data-id=\"020db3c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f77b397 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f77b397\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/embassyofuruguayinindia.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2908-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4604\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/embassyofuruguayinindia.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2908-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/embassyofuruguayinindia.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2908-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/embassyofuruguayinindia.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2908.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-051c842 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"051c842\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>windfarm outside Montevideo seen at dusk.\u00a0Photograph: Alessandro Cinque<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2e3834c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2e3834c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-018d30c\" data-id=\"018d30c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3b0496 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3b0496\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The transition has not been universally popular. There are occasional grumbles from people who wonder why their energy bills have not fallen if renewable energy is \u201cfree\u201d. This is a complaint that Galain shrugs off. \u201cPeople are wondering what happened and why their bill isn\u2019t lower,\u201d he says. \u201cBut in that same time period, we had 40% poverty; now it\u2019s 10%, and extreme poverty has almost disappeared.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u201cPeople now have air conditioning that they didn\u2019t have before, using more and more electricity.\u201d<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Xavier Costantini, a partner at the consultancy McKinsey, based in Montevideo, says that the idea that renewable energy is free is a misconception. There are maintenance costs \u2013 although relatively modest \u2013 but crucially, the initial investment needs to be paid back.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fe81520 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fe81520\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4972172\" data-id=\"4972172\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c0abdd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c0abdd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/global-development\/2020\/jul\/20\/africa-can-become-a-renewable-energy-superpower-if-climate-deniers-are-kept-at-bay\">Africa can become a renewable energy superpower \u2013 if climate deniers are kept at bay<\/a><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>The question of whether Uruguay\u2019s transition provides a vital blueprint for the world is not a simple one. Some characteristics gave the country an advantage, Costantini says. It is \u201cblessed by nature\u201d with strong winds and considerable hydropower, which is sometimes sold to Brazil when in surplus.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>An alternative energy source such as hydropower is vital to plug gaps in a renewable grid as wind and solar are intermittent.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ac70411 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ac70411\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-60b0198\" data-id=\"60b0198\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f2a990 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6f2a990\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/embassyofuruguayinindia.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/3000-_3_-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4642\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/embassyofuruguayinindia.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/3000-_3_-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/embassyofuruguayinindia.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/3000-_3_-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/embassyofuruguayinindia.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/3000-_3_.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a18b68d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a18b68d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Uruguay is blessed with strong winds.\u00a0Photograph: Alessandro Cinque<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9922963 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9922963\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-46ae6ee\" data-id=\"46ae6ee\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1267e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b1267e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Unlike some countries in the region, Uruguay is very stable politically, which made investing for the long term much more palatable for foreign companies, Costantini says. It also had relatively high tax rates on imports, a lever it was able to use to encourage foreign investment.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>However, such conditions can be found elsewhere. In the UK, for example, Scotland has considerable hydropower potential. \u201cFull decarbonisation is expensive, but you could get to a high level of decarbonisation,\u201d Costantini says.<\/p><p>\u201cI\u2019d say by the end of the next decade, there\u2019s certainly [scope] for a country such as the UK to have a highly decarbonised grid at a very cost-competitive rate.\u201d<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Uruguay, meanwhile, has moved on to what is becoming known as the second stage of its transition. It is gradually moving its buses and public vehicles over to electric, and incentivising taxi and minicab drivers to switch. How well this works could provide a global roadmap for how other countries can decarbonise their economies.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Posted on 27 December 2023 Uruguay\u2019s green power revolution: rapid shift to wind shows the world how it\u2019s done It was the 2000s, and fossil fuel prices were rising worldwide. 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