1 décembre 2018
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Thauan Santos, « FURTHERING REGIONAL ENERGY SECURITY INSTEAD OF NATIONAL APPROACHES », Revista de Economía del Caribe, ID : 10670/1.o88627
This paper argues that furthering energy security should move beyond a national approach and consequently consider a regional one. The case study considers Mercosur and UNASUR, covering the period between 2015-2050. The methodology is based on energy modeling and scenarization using the Open Source Energy Modelling System - South America Model Base (OSeMOSYS-SAMBA), a model of planning for the expansion of long-term energy systems. The modeling exercise supports the argument that greater electricity integration in Mercosur (and in South America as a whole) promotes a reduction in the need to increase installed capacity, as well as lower geographic and socio-environmental impacts. JEL Codes: C6, N76, O13, Q4.