Juan Belt will discuss a paper he wrote for the Copenhagen Consensus Center (CCC) that proposes measures to improve the power sector in Haiti and is based on best practices.  The CCC “eminent panel”, which included a Nobel Prize winner, selected this paper as the best among 85 proposed interventions, and the International Confederation of Energy Regulators (ICER) gave it the “Distinguished Scholar Award for 2018.”  Juan and Silvia Alvarado will also discuss a paper they are writing.  Silvia is a former USAID officer and regulator of Guatemala, on possible measures to improve the power sector of the six Central American countries as well as the regional power pool.  The paper will highlight the reasons why the reform in Guatemala succeeded, will describe USAID support, and will suggest what lessons could be applicable to other countries in the region and elsewhere.