From 18 to 22 September, UNDESA, UNDP and the Secretariat of Planning for Economic and Social Development of Paraguay implemented the second national training workshop on energy systems modelling in Asuncion. The workshop included 13 participants from the Ministry of Planning for Development, the Ministry of Mines and Energy, the National Electricity Administration, the electricity company Itaipu and the Universidad Nacional de Asuncion. Participants engaged in hands-on work and exercises to implement improvements to the energy systems model developed during the first workshop.
A particular focus was put on the expansion and revision of how the transport sector and biofuel value chains are represented in the model. Various energy sector stakeholders discussed policy issues and how these can be addressed through analysis and modelling. The workshop featured presentations on the Itaipu power station and related bilateral agreements with Brazil, and on the medium-term electricity generation and transmission expansion plan by the National Electricity Administration.