Empresa Nacional de Energía Eléctrica de Honduras tenders the supply, installation, testing and commissioning of specialized equipment for the Francisco Morazán Hydroelectric Power Plant.
Honduras Government Purchase PRRCH-61-LPI-O-:
"Supply, Installation, Testing, Commissioning and After-Sales Service of Four (4) Digital Static Excitation Systems for Synchronous Generator and (4) Excitation Transformers for the Francisco Morazán Hydroelectric Power Plant.
Price per gallon of regular gasoline: Nicaragua $4.01, Costa Rica $3.80, Honduras $3.70, El Salvador $3.49, Guatemala $3.44 and Panama $3.27.
From the Ministry of Economy of El Salvador statement:
The current reference prices are affected by the continuous decrease suffered in the inventories of gasoline and distillates such as diesel. According to the latest reports provided by the IEA, in April the reduction of gasoline registered an accumulated of 11.9 million barrels and distillates, from which diesel is extracted, registered 4.4 million barrels. This continuity directly affects the prices of oil derivatives, as it generates uncertainty in the markets and investors by observing abrupt drops in reserves and maintaining upward trends in prices.
Nicaraguan companies in the industrial sector pay between $0.20 and $0.22 per kWh, while in other Central American countries the price ranges between $0.11 and $0.18 per kWh.
Data from a regional energy study by the Federation of Chambers of Commerce of the Central American Isthmus (Fecamco) reveal that for the industrial sector in Guatemala it pays the least for electricity and that of Nicaragua it assumes the highest costs in the region.
Price per gallon of regular gasoline: Nicaragua $3.81, Costa Rica $3.76, Honduras $3.62, El Salvador $3.44, Guatemala $3.22 and Panama $3.07.
From the Ministry of Economy of El Salvador statement:
The increase in the price of oil derivatives is because of a reduction in oil and derivatives worldwide by OPEC and non OPEC countries led by Russia, which have surpassed their own limit of 1.2 million barrels per day to 1.4 million barrels per day in March.
Price per gallon of regular gasoline: Nicaragua $3.81, Costa Rica $3.76, Honduras $3.53, El Salvador $3.36, Guatemala $3.22 and Panama $3.07.
From the Ministry of Economy of El Salvador statement:
The increases in gasoline prices for the current fortnight are largely because of the prolonged fall in gasoline reserves, which add up to 7 consecutive weeks, according to reports provided by the IEA, detailing a reduction of 21.4 million barrels.
Central American countries do not take advantage of the electric transmission line that connects them, because the poor infrastructure at the local level prevents the exchange of energy at the maximum level.
Managers of the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) believe that the lack of electrical installations, especially in the stations of each country, are an obstacle to achieve a reduction in final tariffs to consumers.
Price per gallon of regular gasoline: Nicaragua $3.72, Costa Rica $3.57, Honduras $3.44, El Salvador $3.22, Guatemala $3.15 and Panama $2.79.
From the statement of the Ministry of Economy of El Salvador:
The increase in reference prices for this fortnight is because gasoline inventories have experienced their largest decline since February until the last weekly report provided on Wednesday March 20 by the IEA.
During 2018, 39 environmental impact studies were presented in the countries of the region to build energy generating plants and work on electricity grids, projects estimated at $455 million.
The interactive platform "Construction in Central America", compiled by the Trade Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData, includes an up to date list of public and private construction projects for which environmental impact studies (EIA) were submitted to the respective institutions of each country.
After several years of carrying out studies of the work, the governments announced that they plan to begin working on the standardization of regulations to sign the agreement of the electrical interconnection project.
In a press release published on March 19, Panama's Presidency stated that Panama's Energy Secretary, Victor Urrutia, informed that the Agreement required for the implementation of the electric interconnection project that will link the Andean and Central American systems will soon be signed.
The National Electric Transmission Company tenders the construction of networks and installation of primary distribution networks in different regions of the country.
Nicaragua Government Purchase 1/2019:
"The contract consists of the construction of Primary and Secondary Distribution Networks in 72 energy areas with 1,230 projects distributed in the Managua Sector with 43 projects, Western Sector with 16 projects, Southern Sector with 10 projects, Northern Sector with 3 projects, grouped in six (6) lots respectively.
Price per gallon of regular gasoline: Costa Rica $3.51, Nicaragua $3.51, Honduras $3.31, El Salvador $2.04, Guatemala $2.96 and Panama $2.79.
From the Ministry of Economy of El Salvador report:
The upward trend in fuel prices for the current fortnight is because of reduced reserves of gasoline and distillates such as diesel reported by the IEA. In the last week the decrease in gasoline was 4.2 million barrels, the largest decline recorded in 2019.
Price per gallon of regular gasoline: Costa Rica $3.50, Nicaragua $3.36, Honduras $3.24, El Salvador $2.82, Guatemala $2.82 and Panama $2.63.
From the Ministry of Economy of El Salvador report:
The increase in fuel prices for this fortnight is because of production factors, according to the latest report provided by the IEA, gasoline reserves showed a weekly reduction of 1.5 million barrels, also distillates such as diesel decreased by 1.4 million barrels per week; these inventory reductions affect the tendency of prices to rise, because there are fewer gasoline and diesel reserves to supply the existing demand in the hydrocarbon market, which generates this effect in the international prices of oil derivatives.
In Central America and the Dominican Republic, the installed capacity of energy generation reaches nearly 20,000 MW, of which 62% correspond to clean sources.
Figures compiled by the Latin American Energy Organization (Olade) indicate that by 2017 the installed capacity of clean or renewable energy generators, including wind, hydro, solar and geothermal, exceeds non-renewable sources.
The Empresa Nacional de Transmisión Eléctrica de Nicaragua tenders the construction of energy distribution grids for different areas of the country.
Nicaragua Government Purchase 11/2019:
"The contract consists of the construction of Primary and Secondary Distribution Networks in 200 settlements distributed in the Managua Sector with 2 settlements, Western Sector with 55 settlements, Northern Sector with 81 settlements, Southern Sector with 4 settlements and Eastern Sector of the Country with 58 settlements, grouped in three (3) lots respectively.
During 2018, the country registered exports of electric energy for $181 million, 76% more than reported in 2017, and its main buyers were El Salvador, Honduras and Mexico.
The most recent data from the Bank of Guatemala show that last year Guatemala sold $119 million in electricity to El Salvador, $37 million to Honduras, $1.2 million to Nicaragua and $930,000 to Costa Rica.