To not regularize what is badly regularized you need a deregulator to regulate by deregulating what is well regulated.
EDITORIAL
The new head of the Regulatory Authority of Public Services of Costa Rica (ARESEP) took office while subject to a serious challenge over an obvious conflict of interestthat arose from his status as an active employee of the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE), the monopolistic state entity whose rates must be fixed by the very same ARESEP. The insistence of the Solis administration eventually led to his appointment as Controller General, and after an announced pause for reflection, the new chief resigned from the ICE, promising that his actions would be solely taken with the welfare of consumer services in mind, services which are regulated by the ARESEP.
In Costa Rica an announcement has been made of an expedited registration for self-generation of electricity and more complex procedures for the award of contracts to upload surplus energy to the distribution networks.
After the state power company ended a few days ago the pilot project for solar distributed generation , the Regulatory Authority for Public Services (Aresep) announced that the rules for connecting to the network and sale of surplus will be ready in the coming days. They are currently working on the details of the rates to be applied to "... The initial connection, the monthly access fee and selling the surplus (the price at which each kilowatt hour will be sold). "
The tariffs for electricity generated with solar power or biomass will be determined using the same methodology used for setting prices for the sale of hydropower.
The measure approved by the Regulatory Authority of Public Services (ARESEP) and applied to production of less than 20 megawatts, aims to foster the participation of a greater number of companies dedicated to the production of energy from renewable sources such as water, solid waste and other things.
Expansion plans by Gas Z and Tropigás include increasing the number of franchises that offer direct replacement of gas in residential homes.
After the merger, Gas and Tropigás Z, are thinking about expanding a franchise system to provide better service to customers in residential areas over a period of 5 years.
Franchises are businesses that operate as intermediaries between the supplier and user, and will be in charge of distribution in different areas, reports ElFinancierocr.com.