Latin America&Caribbean Energy Transition 2025

2030 25354045505560Score (0-100)LAC transition readiness score, 2016-2025 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2025 2024 Infrastructure Education and human capital Innovation Regulation and political commitment Finance and investmentRegulation and political commitment: Strong policy frameworks and long-term commitments, but enforcement and implementation remain inconsistent. Financial investment: Some progress in attracting private capital, but volumes remain far below requirements, limited by high financing costs, credit risks and bankability challenges.Innovation: Emerging activity in clean technologies, yet low R&D funding and weak commercialization hinder scaling of solutions. Education and human capital: Growing clean energy workforce, but persistent skills gaps and underdeveloped STEM and vocational training slow sector readiness.Infrastructure: Well-developed in parts, yet aging grids, high losses and low digitalization limit efficiency and system integration. ETI overall Latin America and the Caribbean Regional and global transition readiness dimension score (0- 100), 2025 Regulation and political commitment Innovation Education and human capital Infrastructure1020304050607080 Financial investments Source: World Economic Forum.Transition readiness trends LAC transition readiness, 2016-2025 FIGURE 5 Energy Transition Readiness: Latin America and the Caribbean 16