Latin America and the Caribbean face the urgent challenge of modernizing their energy infrastructure and meeting their climate commitments, where the ESCO (Energy Service Companies) model is repositioning itself as a key solution to overcome financing and technical capacity barriers. This scheme, supported by organizations such as OLADE, IDB, and GIZ, allows for the financing of energy efficiency projects through the savings generated, without requiring specific regulatory frameworks, as Chile has demonstrated with successful cases in the public and private sectors. However, its regional scalability depends on overcoming challenges such as the development of adapted financial instruments—where multilateral banking and green funds are crucial—and the standardization of practices among ESCOs. This sesion seeks to promote collaborations between companies, governments, and investors to replicate the model, share experiences, and design tools to accelerate its adoption, thus contributing to emissions reduction and industrial competitiveness in LAC.
