Distributed generation is transforming electricity systems in Latin America and the Caribbean, driving a transition toward more resilient, decentralized, and clean grids. As the share of renewable energy in the electricity grid grows, countries in the region face the challenge of modernizing their infrastructure to efficiently integrate these dispersed resources while ensuring security and quality of supply.
The transition requires overcoming significant technical and regulatory barriers. With the increasing electrification of the economy and regional climate commitments, the critical question is whether grid architectures will evolve quickly enough to harness the potential of distributed generation or, on the contrary, will become obsolete in the face of the rapid pace of technological and social change. What are the technical and regulatory barriers facing the region?
