Powering up: Latin America's energy challenges

The LSE IDEAS Latin America International Affairs Programme bring together in this report a group of leading experts to discuss the challenges facing Latin America's energy producers. In the last decade many Latin American states used rising commodity prices to underpin domestic redistributive policies, and those high prices have made the region an important one to watch in the global energy market. Progress towards regional policy coordination has been hampered by diplomatic arguments, country variations and national interests. With growing domestic demand and insufficient energy supplies, the role of energy transcends the national, regional and international levels of Latin American politics, and demonstrates the importance that this sector will play in the decade ahead.