First Regional Dialogue on Energy Poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean: Just Energy Transition, Public Policy, Regional Cooperation and Development with Equality
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Add to Preferred Sources📅 30 November – 01 December 2026
Rio de Janeiro RJ, Brazil
Rio de Janeiro will host the First Regional Dialogue on Energy Poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean, which aims to strengthen cooperation and the exchange of experiences to reduce energy poverty across the region. During November 30th and December 1st of 2026, representatives from countries across the region will meet in Rio de Janeiro to seek regional responses to a complex and evolving challenge that still affects millions of people unequally.
The First Regional Dialogue on Energy Poverty is jointly organized by ECLAC, Brazil’s Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) and the Energy Research Office (EPE). It is part of the United Nations Development Account project ‘Sustainable and Inclusive Energy Transition in Latin America and the Caribbean’. During the meeting, ECLAC will present its Regional Study on Energy Poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean, a document written in collaboration with OLACDE.
The Regional Dialogue will provide an opportunity for countries to strengthen technical cooperation and to share experiences, lessons and challenges regarding the alleviation of energy poverty. Discussions will cover public policy, institutional coordination, financing, and technological mechanisms to close gaps in access, affordability and quality of energy services.
Participants will include government representatives, international organizations, financial institutions, academia, civil society and state-owned energy companies. Together, they will identify opportunities for collaboration and move toward solutions tailored to the diverse realities to advancing towards sustainable energy transition in Latin America and the Caribbean.