General Objective
Contribute to the promotion of RE&EE at the regional level for the implementation of transformative projects at industrial, commercial, services and residential sector; that support the innovative technologies markets.
SICREEE’s Mandate
The SICREEE has been established by the SICA’s Council of Energy Ministers under the following geographic scope of intervention:
- Support actions and execute activities related to renewable energy and energy efficiency at a national, multi-country and/or regional level.
- Focuses on activities and projects that have a high potential to expand its coverage and allows its regional replication.
- Works in urban and rural areas, emphasizing on decentralized RE&EE technologies and services for rural areas related to the agricultural sector.
Additionally, the Centre promotes the following energy technologies/solutions:
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High energy efficiency technologies.
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Technologies for the energy generation based on renewables, included hybrid systems mainly based on RE.
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Includes cross-cutting issues, such as the incorporation of environmental assessments and standards for planning and approval of actions, products, the energy-water-food nexus, gender integration and the circular economy, among others.
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Use of urban and agricultural waste for energy generation.
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Small and medium-scale hydroelectric projects
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Geothermal (due to the high potential of the region to generate significant amounts of energy and heat)
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Actions on biofuels that proved to be sustainable. In this context, SICREEE considers second generation biofuels that do not compete with food crops for available land.
SICREEE’s Key Actors
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General Secretariat of the Central American Integration System (SG-SICA).
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Governmental institutions
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Ministries
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Electrification agencies
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Private, public or public-private companies (SMEs, ESCO and others).
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Municipalities
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Individual Consultants and project developers
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Academic institutions
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NGOs and cooperatives
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Civil society
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International organizations
Technical Approach
The SICREEE focuses on 2 main areas:
Renewable energy
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Bioenergy (efficient stoves, power generation)
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Biofuels (biodiesel, bioethanol)
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Biogas
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Waste to energy
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Geothermal energy
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Hydroelectric power plants (medium, small, micro, peak)
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Solar energy
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Photovoltaic (on/off-grid, lighting, pumping and others)
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Solar thermal energy (water heating, cooling, heat, solar stove and dryers)
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Wind power
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Tidal energy
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Energy Access: mini hybrid networks, isolated systems and others
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Sustainable energy storage (batteries, hydrogen)
Energy Efficiency
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Sustainable mobility
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Efficient teams
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Sustainable and smart buildings
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Cleaner production (industry, SMEs)
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Smart electrical grids (transmission and distribution).