Sitaucion Energetica Venezolana

Country energy information
Venezuela
September 2006
SIXTH FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME PRIORITY 3
Underpinning the economic potential and cohesion of a larger and more integrated
EU
SPECIFIC SUPPORT ACTION
Project Acronym: RECIPES
Project full title: Renewable Energy in emerging and developing countries: Current
situation, market Potential and recommendations for a win-win-win for EU industry,the Environment and local Socio-economic development
Contract number: 513733
Start date of contract: 1st January 2005

Introduction
The information in this report was gathered from publicly available sources (the
source list is available at www.energyrecipes.org), like surveys, statistical data from
the internet and books and other publications. The information consists of:
1. indicatorsand indices;
2. descriptions of the relevant energy items/subjects /themes.
Due to differences in availability of data per country the level of detail of these
reports will differ.
For all the 114 developing and emerging countries of the INCO list a report like this
is available. (see also www.energyrecipes.org for the countries) Except for the
following 15 countries, where more detailledreports are available.
Argentina
Brazil
Colombia
Mexico
Peru

China
India
Indonesia
Pacific
Islands
Thailand

Cameroon
Ghana
Niger
SouthAfrica
Uganda

The RECIPES project
The RECIPES project aims to contribute to the implementation of renewable energy
in emerging and developing countries. The RECIPES project is financed under the
6th Framework Programme for Research andTechnological Development of the
European Commission.

The main objective of the RECIPES project is to provide the European Commission
and other stakeholders with pragmatic information and recommendations facilitating
appropriate action to further the implementation of renewable energy in emerging
and developing countries, taking into account:
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The effects on the local socio-economicsituation.
The competitive position of European renewable energy industry.
The impacts on the local and global environment.

Data collection on the situation and potential of renewable energy in emerging and
developing countries is the core of the RECIPES project.
An identification of the RE market potential is carried out for 15 developing and
emerging countries. Local experts gathered datafor all of these countries. The
results of these in-depth studies are extrapolated to 99 other developing and
emerging countries for which data is gathered through desk research.
See the RECIPES website (www.energyrecipes.org) for relevant data collected and
reports produced.

Environmental problems
Sewage pollution of Lago de Valencia; oil and urban pollution of Lago de Maracaibo;deforestation; soil degradation; urban and industrial pollution, especially along the
Caribbean coast; threat to the rainforest ecosystem from irresponsible mining
operations

Environment - international agreements
Party to: Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto
Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Life
Conservation, Ozone LayerProtection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical
Timber 94, Wetlands
signed but not ratified:: none of the selected agreements

Energy situation
The country’s primary energy supply is clearly dominated by hydrocarbons, with oil
and natural gas together accounting for more than 80% of the TPES. Hydroenergy
is the only renewable source exploited in the country and accounts for about 18%.Primary fuelwood, cane products and “other primaries” contribute extremely small
amounts and therefore cannot be estimated in percentage terms. Over 90% of the
people are connected to the electricity grid.10
Venezuela\'s energy sector is dominated by its upstream petroleum industry.
Venezuela is important to world energy markets because it holds proven oil reserves
of about 78 billion...