The Executive Hydroelectric Commission of the Lempa River (CEL) signed contracts with the two companies to resume work on the El Chaparral hydroelectric project, which has been on hold since 2013. Discussions with the Russian company Astaldi have already begun to define the design, and according to authorities from the CEL, in this way costs will be saved.

Elsalvador.com reports that "... The other contract to be signed by the institution is with the Salvadoran company Diseños y Construcciones Civiles S.A. de C.V. (Dycsa).Dycsa). This company will be responsible for completing the structure of the powerhouse and other complementary works which were left by Astaldi."

"... CEL awarded the second phase of geological and geotechnical design for the El Chaparral last October via direct contracting studies. To perform that work the Salvadoran firm Rodio Swissboring was chosen, with an amount of $232.405, according to the government procurement website Comprasal. "

Source: elsalvador.com

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