The South American Energy Council is a body set up to co-ordinate the regional energy policy of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR).Leaders Overcome Impasse on Ethanol , Inter Press Service News Agency, published 2007-04-17, accessed 2007-04-19.

History Its establishment was agreed at the first South American Energy Summit, which took place on April 16–17 2007 on Isla Margarita in the Venezuelan state of Nueva Esparta.Delegations Confirm Presence at SA Energy Summit , Prensa Latina, published 2007-04-08, accessed 2007-04-19. It was officially created in May 2010 during the UNASUR's Extraordinary Summit in Los Cardales, Argentina.

In 2012, the Council started to draft a South American Energy Treaty. Before drafting this treaty, the Council coordinated the creation of an energy balance and a 15-point strategy.

See also

South American Organization of Gas Producers and Exporters

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