Geothermal development in El Salvador and the importance of the contribution of fellows of the UNU-GTP programme

Abstract

The geothermal development in El Salvador has improved and advanced over time, El Salvador currently being a country of reference in Latin America for best practices in geothermal energy. Many professionals have had the opportunity to study abroad, and the most important training is offered by the United Nations University Geothermal Training Programme in Iceland. It is noticeable that, since the first years of the participation of professionals in trainings in Iceland, use of geothermal energy in the country has increased, providing increasingly more energy to El Salvador’s energy matrix. Additionally, these graduated professionals have become the new professors for Latin America on the geothermal subject, transferring the knowledge they have acquired to new generations of geothermal professionals.