ASI is aware that energy is a fundamental element of development. In addition, this makes possible investments, innovation and new industries that are the engines of job creation and growth of economies.

That is why the Association of Industrialists will hold the eighth edition of the Regional Energy Congress, COREN 2021, which seeks to encourage the productive sector to optimize the use of energy resources, develop technical capabilities and learn about the current status of the regional and international energy market in the new environment and the challenges that this entails.

For the second time and as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, COREN which will be held from August 25 to 27, will be developed through the Zoom platform, and will mainly address topics focused on exposing the new applications, trends and regulatory standards of the regional electricity market and its impact on the country and the industry; to learn about the latest trends in Renewable Energy and analyze case studies of projects implemented with renewable resources and their impact on industrial development in different countries, and to encourage and promote best practices in Energy Management programs in the productive sector through innovation, digitization and energy efficiency.

COREN has established itself as the most important energy event in Central America and the Caribbean, so El Salvador has positioned itself as a leader in this area. In this framework, the eighth edition of the Regional Energy Congress will feature around 65 participations of national and international experts who will share their experiences in the format of conferences and high-level discussion forums.

Specialists include: Victor Hugo Ventura, Head of the Energy and Natural Resources Unit, ECLAC (Mexico); Gurbuz Gonul, Director of Country Support and Partnerships, IRENA (United Arab Emirates), Ms. Fiona Clouder, UK COP26 Ambassador for Latin America and the Caribbean; Natacha Marzolf, Senior Energy Specialist, IDB (United States) among others, high profile experts from the Latin American region, such as Guillermo Koutoudjian, Director of Integration, Access and Energy Security (OLADE), Argentina; Eng. Juan David Durán Hernández, Head of the Innovation Department (XM subsidiary of ISA), Colombia, as well as experts, organizations and recognized companies that lead the energy sector in the Central American region and El Salvador.

National and international experts of great prestige worldwide that are part of the Regional Energy Congress will share their vision on the present and future challenges of the sector, cutting-edge technologies and trends for the Regional Energy Market, the Integration of Renewable Energy, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Digitization of Energy, electromobility, among other topics.

The Regional Energy Congress will count with the participation of important actors of the sector and allies: Administrador del Mercado Mayorista (AMM), Asociación Salvadoreña de Ingenieros Mecánicos, Electricistas e Industriales (ASIMEI), Consejo Nacional de Energía (CNE), Comisión Regional de Interconexión Eléctrica (CRIE), Embajada Americana, Agencia Alemana de Cooperación Internacional (GIZ), Instituto de Ingenieros Eléctricos y Electrónicos (IEEE), International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), Ente Operador Regional (EOR), Organización Latinoamericana de Energía (OLADE), Secretaría de Comercio e Inversión, Superintendencia General de Electricidad y Telecomunicaciones (SIGET), Unidad de transacciones (UT).

COREN has as strategic partners recognized national and international organizations, companies and entities such as: Banco Agrícola, Bandesal, Mercados Eléctricos, Energía del Pacífico, Enerwire, AES, DELSUR, Excelergy, ECOGOX and INVERLEC. It is also sponsored by leading energy companies such as: Inkia Energy, FORTINET, Sherwin Williams and SIEMENS.