During 2020, 17 environmental impact studies were presented to carry out works in electrical networks and build power plants in different areas of Central American countries.
The interactive platform "Construction in Central America", from CentralAmericaData's Business Intelligence Unit, provides an updated list of public and private construction projects that have submitted environmental impact studies (EIA) to the respective institutions in each country.
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).
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.
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 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.
The Hydroelectric Executive Commission of the Lempa River of El Salvador tenders the supply of a set of air and oil heat exchangers for the generators of the 5 de Noviembre Hydroelectric Plant.
El Salvador Government Purchase CEL-LP 22/19:
Acquisition of a full set of air-water and oil-water heat exchangers for Generating Units 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 of the 5 de Noviembre Hydroelectric Plant.
A hydroelectric plant in Guatemala, a hotel in Panama and the expansion of an industrial plant in Costa Rica are part of the investments planned for the coming months in the region.
The interactive system "Construction in Central America", from the Trade Intelligence Unit of CentralAmericaData, includes the updated list of public and private construction projects that are expected to be developed, which in just that month totaled close to $1,000 in projected investment.
President Bukele announced that he would be considering suspending the controversial construction project of the El Chaparral hydroelectric dam, whose development began 10 years ago and has yet to see the light.
Remaining loyal to his style, Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele announced on Twitter that he is evaluating the possibility of suspending the project and raising the case for investigation by the Attorney General's Office.
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.
In the first nine months of 2018, 33 environmental impact studies were presented in the countries of the region to develop energy generating plants and work on electricity grids.
The interactive platform "Construction in Central America", compiled by the Business 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.
Adverse court decisions against companies, social and political conflicts and fiscal issues are some of the factors that are impeding the development of productive projects in Central American countries.
One of the latest court decisions affecting companies with investments in the region was that of Minera Petaquilla, in Panama. The contract that this company had signed with the Panamanian State was declared unconstitutional last week.
The hydroelectric project in El Salvador is 70% complete, and according to the authorities, the dam will be ready to operate in March 2019, ten years after the first stone was laid.
Elsalvador.com that explains "... Initially the work was estimated to cost $219 million, but this Wednesday the president of the Executive Hydroelectric Commission of the Lempa River (CEL), David López Villafuerte, said that the work will cost $400 million and that it is already 70% complete."
Office towers in Costa Rica, a hydroelectric plant in Panama and an industrial plant in Guatemala are some of the projects planned for development in the coming months in the region.
The interactive platform "Construction in Central America" compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData provides an up to date list of public and private construction projects for which EIA's were submitted to the respective institutions of each country in April 2017.
A tender is being launched in El Salvador for construction of waterproof screens, dam drainage, spillway and stilling basin, at the hydroelectric plant El Chaparral.
El Salvador Government Purchase CEL-LP 06/17:
"The tender is for the construction of civil works for a spillway and stilling basin at the Hydroelectric Station El Chaparral, in accordance with the provisions of the technical specifications and design drawings."
Concessions for the exploitation of hydraulic and geothermal resources will be granted for a maximum term of 30 years and not permanently.
From a statement issued by the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador:
With 58 votes, parcial approval was given to the Ad Hoc Committee established to study the implications of the judgments of the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court on the unconstitutionality of some articles in the General Electricity Law and its regulations and the Telecommunications Act.