Guatemala's National Electrification Institute tenders cleaning services for Los Esclavos hydroelectric plant reservoir.
Guatemala Government Purchase 14358980:
"The cleaning service of the Los Esclavos Hydroelectric Plant reservoir, consists of dislodging approximately 250,000 cubic meters of accumulated sediment.
The Contractor shall have six crawler excavators, which shall work a total of 750 hours between them, whose minimum characteristics shall be as follows: Engine rating 103 kW (138 HP), with bucket volume of one cubic meter.
The National Institute of Electrification of Guatemala tenders the predictive maintenance for the generators and auxiliary production equipment of the Chixoy hydroelectric plant.
Purchase by the Government of Guatemala 13458493:
"Details of the lines to be contracted:
-Line 1: Testing of 5 electrical generators
-Line 2: Testing of 6 power transformers including Bushings
During the first month of the year, electricity generation in Panama amounted to 975 million kWh, 7.5% more than in the same period of 2019.
According to the most recent data from the General Comptroller of Panama, in the first month of the year 390 million kwh were generated from hydraulic sources, which is equivalent to a 3% increase over the 379 million offered in the same period in 2019.
The Guatemalan Ministry of Energy and Mines decided to revoke the license it had granted in early 2020 to the Rocja Pontilá hydroelectric project, in Coban, Alta Verapaz.
In El Salvador, the competition rules are being prepared to design and build a plant that will generate energy from solid waste and wastewater, which will be located on the Acelhuate River.
The project of the new plant, which will have an installed capacity of 5.2 MW and whose investment will amount to $32 million, was announced by the presidency of the Executive Hydroelectric Commission of the Lempa River (CEL).
Arguing that the requirements established by law to issue a license were not met, the authorities in Guatemala decided to suspend the environmental permit for the Rocja Pontila Central hydroelectric project.
The Rio Lempa Hydroelectric Executive Commission is tendering the supply of goods and services for preventive maintenance every 10 years for unit 2 of the 15 de Septiembre hydroelectric plant.
El Salvador Government Purchase CEL-LP 06/20:
"It will be considered that for the supply of goods and contracting of the requested services, they are integral; that is to say, after the provision of the requested supervision services, the systems of turbine speed regulator, thrust bearing lifting, upper, intermediate and lower bushings of distributor blades, distribution valves for impeller blades and distributor blades and carbon seal, will be fully functional and will operate in a satisfactory manner for CEL.
In Guatemala, a group of deputies filed an unconstitutionality action against the ministerial agreement approving the Rocja Pontila hydroelectric project.
The authorization for the hydroelectric plant, owned by the Pontila Integrated Development Project and planned to be built on the Icbolay River in Alta Verapaz, was issued on January 13, 2020.
The legal appeal that the congressmen who make up the National Unity of Hope (Une) party presented to the Constitutional Court (CC), argues that Ministerial Agreement 019-2020 of the Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM) violates seven articles of the Constitution, including 1, 3, 12, 44, 66, 97 and 154.
Grupo Carso announced the acquisition of the total shares of Ideal Panama, a company operating two hydroelectric plants with a combined capacity of 145 MW.
The amount of the transaction was $152.6 million, according to a relevant announcement published by the Mexican Stock Exchange.
The Ministry of Energy and Mines approved the Rocja Pontila Central hydroelectric project, which will be built on the Icbolay River in Alta Verapaz and will have an installed capacity of 40 megawatts.
The authorization for the hydroelectric plant owned by Proyecto de Desarrollo Integral Pontila, S.A., was issued in Agreement 019-2020 of the Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM) dated January 13, 2020.
The Hydroelectric Executive Commission of the Lempa River tenders the supply of turbine speed regulators for the 5 de Noviembre power plant.
El Salvador Government purchase CEL-LP 01/20:
"The turbine speed regulator system will include: digital turbine speed regulators, fully compatible with the main and auxiliary equipment existing in the generating units, especially with the governor's hydraulic actuator system.
The National Institute of Electrification of Guatemala tenders the safety examination of dam and accessory structures of the hydroelectric plant Santa Maria.
Guatemala Government Purchase 11648813:7
"In order to carry out the tests, the bidder must consider visits to the dam site, which is located in the municipality of Zunil, department of Quetzaltenango, as well as the locations of the accessory structures.
Two decades after selling 49% of the shares of the Bayano hydroelectric dam to AES, the Panamanian government is preparing to begin negotiations to buy the shares held by AES.
The authorization for the government to begin negotiations was completed through Cabinet Council Resolution No. 106 of October 28, which endorses the start of the efforts, which aim to draw a roadmap to transfer the hydroelectric Bayano to the State.
In Guatemala, a group of residents of San Pedro Carchá asked the Constitutional Court to suspend Renace's operations, arguing that there was no community consultation prior to the development of the project.
On October 23, a public hearing was held in the country's capital in which the Constitutional Court heard the positions of the interested parties.
The Lempa River Hydroelectric Executive Commission tenders the modernization of fire detection, alarm and extinction systems for the five machines of the 5 de Noviembre Hydroelectric Power Plant.
El Salvador Government Purchase CEL-LP 18/19:
"The scope of this project consists of the design, supply, installation, commissioning, training and certification of a Fire Detection, Alarm and Extinction System at the 5 de Noviembre Hydroelectric Power Plant.