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Special Report - The geopolitics of energy in Latin America (ISSN 17414474)

Hydroelectricity; Nuclear; Shale gas


Country

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Brazil

78.9

84.6

83.6

88.5

89.6

Venezuela

18.5

18.8

19.6

19.5

17.4

Argentina

9.8

8.5

8.4

9.2

9.2

Colombia

9.7

9.5

10.4

9.3

9.1

Mexico

6.9

6.1

8.8

6.0

8.3

Chile

6.6

5.2

5.4

5.6

4.9

Peru

4.4

4.4

4.3

4.5

4.4

Ecuador

1.6

2.0

2.6

2.1

2.0

Other

18.5

19.3

19.4

19.2

20.7

Total

154.9

158.5

162.7

163.9

165.5

*Ranked according to data for 2010.



Hydroelectricity: potential

GW & % developed*


Country

GW

% developed

Brazil

144

31

Colombia

93

20

Peru

62

13

Venezuela

28

11

Argentina

44

10

Bolivia

39

9

Chile

26

6

Other

116

10

Total

552

25

*Ranked by % of potential developed.


Source: PSR, based on Olade.


Nuclear energy: consumption

m tonnes oil equivalent*


Country

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Mexico

2.5

2.4

2.2

2.4

1.3

Argentina

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.6

Brazil

3.1

2.8

3.2

2.9

3.3

Total

7.3

6.8

7.0

7.1

6.2

*Ranked according to data for 2010.


Shale gas potential

Tn cubic metres


Country

Proven gas reserves

Technically recoverable shale gas reserves




Argentina

0.4

22.0

Mexico

0.3

19.0

Venezuela

5.0

0.3

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