* Only includes investment made by organizations based outside of the recipient country.
Figures only include disclosed asset finance deals for projects larger than 1.5 megawatts.
The source considers investment in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, and Uruguay.
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Latin America: cross-border investment in clean energy 2009-2019
In 2019, nearly ** billion U.S. dollars were invested in clean energy in Latin American countries, an increase of over ** percent in comparison to a year earlier. This was also the highest figure reported in the indicated period. Since 2010, cross-border clean energy investment in the region have surpassed **** billion dollars. As of November 2020, Chile was the most attractive Latin American country for renewable energy investment.
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