Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad is evaluating the Salvadoran market to determine if there is an opportunity to establish itself as a new broadband operator.
The state telecommunications company already has a presence in Nicaragua, where in conjunction with the state company Enatrel, it operates the company Telecomunica, which provides internet and television services.
In 2013 63% of the electrical energy fed into the transmission networks in the region was generated from renewable sources.
From a report entitled "Central America: production statistics for the electricity subsector, 2013", prepared by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC):
"... The production of electricity in the six countries amounted to 45,735 GWh, 3.3% higher than in 2012.
With an investment of $ 4.5 million, Nicaragua will complete the power line joining Costa Rica and Honduras in the coming weeks.
Officers of the National Electricity Transmission Company (Enatrel) stated that completion of the lines will expedite the purchase and sale of energy with the other Central American countries through the Electric Interconnection System for Central America (Siepac).