RESEARCH
China and the Energy Transition in South America
A comparative study of 6 countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru
Global electricity consumption will grow decisively over the coming decades, and no country plays as determining a role in that process as China, whose electrification trajectory has become a central vector of its global influence. For South America, the implications will be profound.
This microsite compares six countries through the eyes of their own local actors, without starting from preset definitions of what the energy transition means.
NATIONAL TRAJECTORIES
Country Profiles
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
Peru
GEOPOLITICS AND TAKEAWAYS
Analysis
What are the main findings?
Geopolitics
Strategic assets, regional fragmentation, and China's model of engagement
Takeaways
China's strategic logic, what South America should expect, and public-policy implications
COMPARATIVE FINDINGS
Regional Patterns
What patterns recur in the relationship between China and the countries of South America?