Author: German Massabie
Publisher: VS Research
Keywords: renewable, debate, energies, electricity, generation, global, engeries, petro, state, using, venezuela, contribution
Number of Pages: 23
Published: 2008-01-01
List price: $55.50
ISBN-10: 3531159941
ISBN-13: 9783531159942

In spite of the economic role of oil, Venezuela has started developing hydroelectricity since the 1950s. At present, the country is trying to introduce additional renewable energy sources (RES) but still has to overcome a series of hurdles in order to deploy them. Unlike other developing countries, oil countries such as Venezuela do not lack financial means and sometimes show a tendency to solve problems by using money when other approaches cound be more helpful. The main goal of theis qualitative, comparative policy analysis is to find out whether the availability of oil revenues restraints o