Avoiding the generation of power using fossil fuels is a necessary goal, but alleviating the energy poverty in which millions of Central Americans find themselves is a priority.
EDITORIAL
Bjorn Lomborg's article published in Laprensagrafica.com analyzes the difficult choice between taking measures to prevent global warming, and facilitating the use of cheap fossil fuels -carbon- for 1,200 million poor people in the world.
Cementera is inaugurating works in a power plant based on coal with a capacity to generate 60 MW per year.
Laprensa.hn reports: "The project, called Bijao Electric Company (BECO-60), is valued at $125 million and is located in the municipality of Choloma, northern department of Cortés ...".
The Honduran companies Cementos del Norte and Cementos Progreso in Guatemala are the entities promoting this project.
Empresa Nacional de Energía Eléctrica announced that it is preparing a tender for the supply of 300 MW of coal-fired power.
According to the manager of Empresa Nacional de Energía Eléctrica (ENEE), Emil Hawit, "we want to launch a tender for 300 megawatts of coal and the team is preparing the specifications. All ENEE technicians are working on this and then a Central American consultant will be hired.
The construction of the 150 MW plants does not progress as expected.
Two companies, Cecsah (Comercializadora de Electricidad Centroamericana de Honduras) and Vetasa (Vehículos de Trabajo S.A.), have contracts with the National Electric Energy Company (ENEE) for the set up of 150MW coal power generation plants.
However, ENEE informed Laprensahn.com that "there is slowness in the implementation of the contracts" by both companies.
Despite the controversy that has arisen and the opposition of the Honduras Higher Court of Accountability, the contracts signed by the ENEE will stand.
The corresponding decree has already been published in the Government Daily, and the authorities of the National Electric Energy Company (ENEE) confirmed that from now on they only have to ensure compliance.