Technology

Minister without a ministry lays down the law in Chile

More than a gigawatt (GW) of wind power is poised to be constructed in Chile, largely propelled by one man: Energy Minister Marcelo Tokman.

Marcelo Tokman. "It took a lot of guts to ration energy and take the measures he did," says an industry figure
Marcelo Tokman. "It took a lot of guts to ration energy and take the measures he did," says an industry figure
  • Christiana Sciaudone, Santiago
Published 2 December 2009, 11:47Updated 26 September 2016, 15:06