4 Countries Tapping Renewables to Bolster Energy Security
Conflict around the Strait of Hormuz has placed energy security at the top of the political agenda for countries across the world. With the waterway carrying around a fifth of global oil and gas supplies, supply disruptions have exposed the vulnerability that comes with dependence on fossil fuels sourced from geopolitically unstable regions. Four countries illustrate how domestic renewable power can provide a more durable alternative to such disruptions. Each has pursued that path for a different mix of economic and strategic reasons. Paraguay has taken hydropower further than almost any other country. Nearly all of its grid electricity comes…
