International Research Journal of Engineering, IT & Scientific Research Available online at https://sloap.org/journals/index.php/irjeis/ Vol. 4 No. 4, July 2018, pages: 17~29 ISSN: 2454-2261 https://sloap.org/journals/index.php/irjeis/article/view/255 17 Renewable Energy Sources on the Change of Energy Matrix in Manabí Province Jorge Lider Macias Ramos a Antonio Vázquez Pérez b María Rodríguez Gámez c Raúl Vinicio Hidalgo Zambrano d Article history: Abstract Received: 14 February 2018 Revised: 10 June 2018 Approved: 27 June 2018 Published: 3 July 2018 The exploitation, distribution, and consumption of energy have caused the greatest environmental pollution on the planet and accelerated climate change; even though it has been the promoter of the social, economic development of many generations. Contemporary man can continue to increase his social development, but looking for alternatives to energy development. The work shows a model of energy development that will guarantee the sustainability of social development in the areas of the province of Manabí where energy arrives with low quality and in other places does not exist. The objective of the work is to propose the diversification of the energy matrix from the gradual and progressive introduction of technologies based on the use of renewable resources that it has was distributed in the territory of the province. This result will allow the use of indigenous renewable resources, reduce environmental pollution, and improve the quality of life of populations based on the principle of energy sustainability. Keywords: Efficiency; Microgrids; Quality of Life; Renewable Energy; Environmental Impact; Distributed Generation; Distributed Generation; 2454-2261 © Copyright 2018. The Author. This is an open-access article under the CC BY-SA license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) All rights reserved. Author correspondence: Jorge Lider Macias Ramos, MsC. Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering. Faculty of Science, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry, Universidad Técnica de Manabí, Portoviejo, Manabí, Ecuador Email address: jlmacias@utm.edu.ec 1. Introduction Science and technology are social processes in several important ways. Reassessing the social not as a scenario but as a decisive element is to start walking in a correct direction, the social help to understand science in context, a MsC. Civil Engineering, Civil engineering career, Faculty of Science, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. Universidad Técnica de Manabí, Ecuador b MsC. Degree in Law, Civil engineering career, Faculty of Science, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. Universidad Técnica de Manabí, Ecuador c Ph.D., Engineering in electricity, Faculty of Science, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. Universidad Técnica de Manabí, Ecuador d Architect Faculty of Science, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. Universidad Técnica de Manabí, Ecuador