{"id":41896,"date":"2024-10-29T05:25:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T10:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/latamobility.com\/?p=41896"},"modified":"2024-10-28T17:01:14","modified_gmt":"2024-10-28T22:01:14","slug":"amegua-cmi-cms-intrant-and-the-gef-7-project-central-america-has-great-potential-to-massify-sustainable-mobility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/latamobility.com\/en\/amegua-cmi-cms-intrant-and-the-gef-7-project-central-america-has-great-potential-to-massify-sustainable-mobility\/","title":{"rendered":"Amegua, CMI, CMS, Intrant and the GEF 7 Project: \u201cCentral America Has Great Potential to Massify Sustainable Mobility\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Latam Mobility & Net Zero: Mexico 2024<\/strong> featured the outstanding panel \u201cSustainable Mobility in Central America and the Caribbean\u201d<\/strong>, in which leaders from the region highlighted the prospects in their respective countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Milton Morrison<\/strong>, INTRANT<\/strong> Director in the Dominican Republic<\/strong>, spoke about the strategies carried out on the island, taking into account that the Dominican Republic<\/strong> has more than 11 million inhabitants<\/strong>, 5,000 two-wheeled vehicles that generate great traffic congestion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cA great part of the users need a lot of time and spend up to 20% of the basket<\/strong> to mobilize, that is why we have bet on developing the metro system<\/strong> with a new line and the use of cable cars<\/strong> with two lines and construction of a third one, in addition to a monorail<\/strong>,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He pointed out that they are working on the construction of the metropolitan train<\/strong> from Santo Domingo<\/strong> to the eastern part of the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe from INTRANT<\/strong> are strengthening the integrated transportation system<\/strong> that needs a bus corridor<\/strong> to replace low capacity cars with low efficiency and high impact on the environment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n We incorporated 150 electric buses<\/strong> in Santiago<\/strong> for school transportation<\/strong> which impacts 2 million children<\/strong> free of charge,\u201d said Morrison<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Roc\u00edo Reyna<\/strong>, Member of the Board of Directors of AMEGUA (Guatemala)<\/strong>, explained that they have 747 electric vehicles<\/strong> and plan to close the year with 1,000. She also highlighted the proliferation of public chargers<\/strong> and brands that have joined the electromobility<\/strong> market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe Electric Mobility Incentives Law of 2022<\/strong> changed and allowed for growth everything, this law allows VAT exemptions<\/strong>, decals and benefits of first registration<\/strong>, leasing for 10 years, income tax exemption<\/strong> for chargers, production, assembly of electric vehicles, we are moving forward,\u201d she stressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n She pointed out that AMEGUA<\/strong> has three key initiatives focused on combating the fear about charging with points within the city, they are also doing consulting and promoting the fixed cost issue<\/strong> because the charging service is very high and they are developing a communication plan<\/strong> to raise awareness about the use of electric vehicles with universities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n H\u00e9ctor Alarc\u00f3n<\/strong>, Manager of Adjacent Businesses and Energy Sustainability<\/strong> at CMI (Guatemala)<\/strong>, said that they generate development and positive environmental and social impact, with the purpose of presenting \u201copportunities that change lives\u201d<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOur businesses are diverse, from mills with wheat and corn flour<\/strong> to fried chicken<\/strong>, all that value chain<\/strong> is ours,\u201d he said. \u201cApart from that we have CMI Capital<\/strong> with investments in energy and finance, the energy unit has 900 megawatts<\/strong> of installed capacity only renewables<\/strong> in our portfolio and we will soon reach 1,000 megawatts<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He stressed that they are driving an ecosystem where CMI<\/strong> can be part of most of the pieces. \u201cWe have a map of what we wanted the ecosystem to look like<\/strong>, we have electric vehicles<\/strong> that deliver to customers, we have installed chargers in our restaurants. We not only produce with less footprint but we bring it to the end customer in a sustainable way<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sebasti\u00e1n Galarza<\/strong>, Executive Director of the Sustainable Mobility Center<\/strong>, explained that they work to support governments and private enterprise to decarbonize the transport sector<\/strong>, one of the biggest polluters in Central America<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n One of the objectives of the center is the technological replacement<\/strong> with impulse in 9 countries<\/strong> through the GEF Global<\/strong> project, a partnership for international cooperation in which 183 countries<\/strong> work together with international institutions, civil society organizations and the private sector, to address global environmental problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe are in several Central American countries<\/strong> with pilot projects for electric mobility<\/strong>. We must combat market distortions<\/strong> to level and be competitive in the region. There are opportunities to harmonize many of the standards<\/strong> to scale these projects, but there are political and capacity challenges,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Karen Araya<\/strong>, GEF 7 Project Manager<\/strong> in Costa Rica<\/strong>, presented the progress made in mobility in the Central American nation. \u201cWe have an electric cab pilot<\/strong> at the Juan Santa Mar\u00eda airport<\/strong>, the first public transportation project in the country. The importance of these projects is fundamental to improve decision making in the regulatory framework<\/strong> in the country.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n She pointed out that the projects they lead have had technical feasibility for tourists and citizens thanks to the articulation of all the actors in aspects such as financing<\/strong>, contribution of the academy, addition of technology, among others. \u201cWe manage financial products<\/strong> with the banks,\u201d said Araya<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n She applauded Costa Rica’s<\/strong> great progress in the regulatory framework, which has encouraged the adoption of electric vehicles<\/strong> through a national decarbonization plan<\/strong>. \u201cRegional collaboration<\/strong> has been key to providing solutions and modernization<\/strong>,\u201d she concluded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Latam Mobility & Net Zero: Mexico 2024 featured the outstanding panel \u201cSustainable Mobility in Central America and the Caribbean\u201d, in which leaders from the region highlighted the prospects in their respective countries. Milton Morrison, INTRANT Director in the Dominican Republic, spoke about the strategies carried out on the island, taking into account that the Dominican…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":41899,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[1281,2079],"class_list":["post-41896","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-media-area","tag-electric-mobility","tag-mexico-2"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nProgress in Guatemala<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
CMS and GEF Global<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Impact of GEF 7 in Costa Rica<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n