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Investment Opportunities
in Renewable Energy
in Latin America
Carlos St. James
Managing Director
Santiago & Sinclair, LLC
Vancouver, March 1, 2016
Background
• Managing Director of Santiago & Sinclair, LLC, energy consultancy focused on
emerging markets, 2005-present: 1962 MW renewables projects
• Founder and first President of the Argentine Renewable Energies Chamber (Camara
Argentina de Energias Renovables/CADER), 2005-2010
• Current board member and first President (2011-2014) of the Latin American &
Caribbean Council on Renewable Energy (LAC-CORE), 2010-present
• Founder and current chairman of the Middle East-Americas Energy Council
(MEAMEC), 2014-present
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Nasser bin Khalil Al-Jaida, CEO, Qatar Petroleum International, Qatar
Omran Al-Kuwari, CEO, GreenGulf, Qatar
Ahmad Bin Al Nuaimi, CEO, Arab Petroleum Investments Corp., Saudi Arabia
Jose Correa, CEO, Crival Holdings, Brazil
Paddy Padmanathan, CEO, ACWA Power, Saudi Arabia
Hasan Qabazard, CEO, Kuwait Catalyst Co., Kuwait
Bill Richardson, ex-Secretary of Energy, USA
Carlos St. James, Managing Director, Santiago & Sinclair, LLC, Argentina
Harib Al Kitani, CEO, Oman LNG, Oman
Adel Sharif, Director of Research, Qatar Foundation, Qatar
LAC-CORE Board of Directors
John Paul Moscarella, Chair
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Anton Edmunds
St. Maarten, Netherlands Antilles
Carlos St. James
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Jorge Barrigh
Bogota, Colombia
Camila Ramos
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Roland Clarke
Nassau, Bahamas
Alfredo Phillips
Mexico City, Mexico
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Solar radiation map of the world
Geothermal map of the Pacific Rim
Tidal energy map of the world
Wave energy map of the world
Wind map of the world
Source: 3Tier
Growth in Renewable Energy Investment
2004-2014
Compound Annual Growth Rate
40%
35%
30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
Investment in Renewables in Latin America
$20.0
$18.0
$16.0
$14.0
$12.0
$10.0
$8.0
$6.0
$4.0
$2.0
$0.0
$17.5 Billion in 2015
Leading Recipients
of Renewable Energy Investment
$20.0
$18.0
$16.0
Rest of Region
USD Billions
$14.0
Chile
$12.0
$10.0
Mexico
$8.0
$6.0
$4.0
Brazil
$2.0
$0.0
2012
2013
2014
2015
Tax Subsidies by Category
6.0%
Populist Govmts
5.0%
4.0%
3.0%
2.0%
Caveat Emptors
Best Big
Business
Weak institutions,
Oil importers
Solid institutions,
Oil producing
1.0%
It's a Shame
They're So Small
0.0%
Weak institutions,
Oil producing
Solid institutions,
Oil importers
Energy Subsidizing Countries
10.0%
9.0%
% of GDP
8.0%
7.0%
6.0%
5.0%
4.0%
3.0%
Region’s
average
2.0%
1.0%
0.0%
Region
Argentina
Bolivia
Ecuador
Venezuela
Miami – September 2016
Thanks!
Carlos St. James
Cel: +1 (980) 333-2951
Email: [email protected]
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