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Uruguay

Climate targets: Energy

    • 29% reduction in CO2 emissions intensity per GDP unit by 2025 from 1990 level
      Energy | Intensity target | Target year: 2025
    • 59% reduction in CH4 emissions intensity per GDP unit by 2025 from 1990 level
      Energy | Intensity target | Target year: 2025
    • 52% reduction in N2O emissions intensity per GDP unit by 2025 from 1990 level
      Energy | Intensity target | Target year: 2025
    • [Non-binding] 31% reduction in CO2 emissions intensity per GDP unit by 2030 from 1990 level
      Energy | Intensity target | Target year: 2030
    • [Non-binding] 63% reduction in CH4 emissions intensity per GDP unit by 2030 from 1990 level
      Energy | Intensity target | Target year: 2030
    • [Non-binding] 57% reduction in N2O emissions intensity per GDP unit by 2030 from 1990 level
      Energy | Intensity target | Target year: 2030
    • Power generation from wind energy: 1,450 MW of installed power by 2025 (32% of the installed power from the National Grid System SIN)
      Energy | Target year: 2025
    • Power generation from solar energy: 220 MW of installed power by 2025 (5% of the installed power from the SIN)
      Energy | Target year: 2025
    • Power generation from biomass energy: 160 MW of installed power to deliver to the power grid by 2025 (4% of the installed power from the SIN)
      Energy | Target year: 2025
    • Power generation from biomass energy: 250 MW of installed power for self-consumption by the private -industrial sector by 2025, including 10 MW of microgeneration
      Energy | Target year: 2025
    • Use of solar collectors for domestic hot water in large users, industrial and residential users: 100 MWth of installed capacity for 2025
      Energy | Target year: 2025
    • Implementation of a residential area pilot plan of smart grids, replacing 100,000 electricity meters by smart meters by 2025
      Energy | Target year: 2025
    • Replacement of current equipment with efficient equipment: 80% of LED lights in public lighting by 2025
      Energy | Target year: 2025
    • Adoption of biofuels: 10% bioethanol blended with gasoline, and 7% biodiesel blended in diesel fuel.
      Energy
    • Tourism Green Seal certification in 10% of tourist accommodation services
      Energy
    • Introduction of electricity accumulation technology, including accumulation and pumping systems: 300 MW installed by 2025
      Energy | Target year: 2025
    • Extension of water sources technologies for power generation (small hydroelectric power plants): 10 MW of installed power by 2025, with a focus on co-benefits for dams for irrigation
      Energy | Target year: 2025
    • Consolidation of smart grids including household appliances and smart meters in two neighborhoods or towns by 2025
      Energy | Target year: 2025
    • To have diversified, by 2025, the power grid sources, thus reducing the vulnerabilities resulting from the dependence of hydropower generation on climate conditions, with at least 1,700 installed MW from at least three non-traditional sources, and with the option of power accumulation plants
      Energy | Target year: 2025
    • The Green Seal Certification, which includes different actions to achieve a more resilient performance of buildings, through the use of appropriate design and materials to be better prepared in the face of extreme weather events, the implementation of best practices and the installation of devices to efficiently manage and harness rainwater, and prevent erosion, will have been awarded to between 4% and 10% of tourist accommodation services by 2025
      Energy | Base year target | Target year: 2025
    • By 2015, the share of indigenous renewable sources is 50% of the total primary energy matrix
      Energy | Intensity target | Target year: 2015 | Base year:
      Source:

      Executive | 2008

    • By 2015, the share of non-traditional renewable sources (wind, biomass waste and micro-hydro generation) is 15% of electricity generation
      Energy | Intensity target | Target year: 2015 | Base year:
      Source:

      Executive | 2008

    • By 2015, 30% of the country's agro-industrial and urban waste is used to generate various forms of energy
      Energy | Intensity target | Target year: 2015 | Base year:
      Source:

      Executive | 2008

    • By 2015, universal access to energy has been extended to reach 100% electrification of the country.

      Energy | Fixed level target | Target year: 2015 | Base year:
      Source:

      Executive | 2008

    • By 2020, the country's energy consumption has decreased by 20% compared to BAU scenario.

      Energy | Baseline scenario target | Target year: 2020 | Base year:
      Source:

      Executive | 2008

    • The country has saved at least 10 billion since 2010 by substituting energy sources and promoting energy efficiency.

      Energy | Fixed level target | Target year: 2030 | Base year:
    • 300 MW of wind power by 2015
      Energy | Fixed level target | Target year: 2015 | Base year: 2010
    • 200 MW of biomass by 2015
      Energy | Fixed level target | Target year: 2015 | Base year: 2010
    • 30% of agroindustrial waste at least to produce energy by 2015 against a 2010 baseline
      Energy | Fixed level target | Target year: 2015 | Base year: 2010
    • At least 15% share for renewables by 2015
      Energy | Fixed level target | Target year: 2015 | Base year: 2010
    • At least 50 MW of small hydro by 2015
      Energy | Fixed level target | Target year: 2015 | Base year: 2010
For further analysis of the NDC, see Uruguay country profile on ClimateWatch logo
from the Grantham Research Institute
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