6. South America
More than a third of the electricity generated in South America comes from renewable sources. Hydropower plays a major role, contributing nearly a quarter of the continent's electricity production. . The IBRD (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, now the World Bank), having made a major contribution to financing the post-war reconstruction of Europe and Japan, then turned its attention to dam construction in South America. The Itaïpu dam, on the border between Brazil and Paraguay, with a capacity of 12 GW,...
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