Observatory
Applied research, published in the open: 9 topics on the sectors where Paraguay has an investment or operations decision pending. Each one names the prescriptive analytics technique it uses, shows how long the read takes, and comes in Spanish and English.
Power-to-X: Paraguay against the region, derivative by derivative
Power-to-X turns renewable electricity, via green hydrogen, into molecules that travel: ammonia, e-methanol, SAF. Paraguay shapes its entry holding what no neighbor gathers in one place: firm power, fresh water and the biogenic CO2 of its ethanol plants.
Open topic → Topic · 02 · ≈ 3 minThe waterway: where the river loses draft, and which stretch to dredge first
The river does not drop evenly: it loses draft at specific passes, and that is where each convoy's load gets decided. Knowing which ones close, how far ahead, and which stretch to dredge first changes shipping and infrastructure decisions.
Open topic → Topic · 03 · ≈ 4 minDatacenters: what to check before deploying compute in Paraguay
Everyone looks at cheap energy, and cheap energy alone decides nothing. Tariff, latency, renewable mix, legal framework and talent: five variables move where and what size makes sense. Here is the regional map and the method to bring it down to your site.
Open topic → Topic · 04 · ≈ 3 minCarbon credits: the opportunity for Paraguay and Latin America
Brazil has its regulated-market law in force since 2024, Colombia and Chile tax carbon and accept credits as payment, and Law 7190 positions Paraguay as the seller. We propose a model that compares candidates by MRV cost, volume and standard: which to certify first.
Open topic → Topic · 05 · ≈ 4 minPower economics: anticipating the peak and building the VPP
The entire power system is sized for a single hour: the most demanding one of the year. Anticipating that peak with machine learning, and deciding in time what to shift or curtail, pays off in infrastructure, contracts and investment.
Open topic → Topic · 06 · ≈ 4 minDoes a small nuclear reactor make sense in a hydropower country?
The question about small modular reactors already reached Paraguay, and it deserves an answer built on numbers rather than enthusiasm. The answer today is not for now, and this study sets out the signals that would change it.
Open topic → Topic · 07 · ≈ 4 minBiofuels: where the market goes as the law raises the blend
Paraguay imports every liter of diesel and gasoline it burns, yet biofuel demand is already written into law: 30% ethanol in force and biodiesel on the rise. The study we propose projects how much import gives way, what farmland it takes, and when to enter.
Open topic → Topic · 08 · ≈ 3 minMaquila: one regime, several different businesses
Everyone quotes maquila's 1%, but that tax is the same for auto parts, garments, plastics, food and services, and each profile calls for a different location. The proposed study groups the profiles and scores them: which niche to enter and where to set up.
Open topic → Topic · 09 · ≈ 2 minRetail: how much to order per branch, with the data you already have
Each branch orders by eye: one has too much, another runs out, and every stockout is a sale lost without leaving a record. The study forecasts demand per product and branch, and builds each replenishment order with your budget and your space as the limits.
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