Officials in Honduras are negotiating a $70 million loan with the World Bank for a fifth turbine in the hydroelectric station El Cajon.
The process for installing the 75 MW turbine was going to be developed through a concession, but the plans have been changed and now the government has announced that it will be tendered, after negotiating funds with the World Bank, for the installation of the turbine in the plant.
The National Electric Power Company has announced that the repair of the crack in hydroelectric station El Cajon, awarded to the Italian company Astaldi, will now start in March.
After several delays in the project to repair the dam, the National Electricity Company (ENEE) now announced that the works will start in March so as not to affect reservoir levels, taking advantage of the summer.
The National Electricity Company of Honduras is putting out to tender maintenance of underground construction works at the hydroelectric station General Francisco Morazán.
The objective of the international tender is to hire out special maintenance works on the hydroelectric station Francisco Morazán.
The deadline for submission of proposals is May 9, 2013.
The National Electricity Company of Honduras announced that there will be another international tender for repairing leaks at the hydroelectric plant.
The contract to repair the leaks in the power plant "El Cajon", which favoured the company Rodio Swissboring Centroamérica, which bid $39.5 million, has been declared unsuccessful, said the manager of the National Electricity Company (ENEE), Roberto Cardona .
The National Electricity Company of Honduras has announced an international tender for works on the Francisco Morazan hydro station, worth about $200 million.
The works to be completed include repair of leaks in the "El Cajon" dam that occurred after the earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale on 28th May 2009.
This phenomenon led to an increased volume of water through a series of leaks in the rock, tunnels and in the curtain of the hydroelectric station, according to ElHeraldo.hn.
In September, the regulator will start the bidding process to hire a company to undertake repairs and maintenance.
The cost of repairs according to information from the National Electricity Company (ENEE), is about $20 million.
Sub technical manager of ENEE, Leonardo Deras told Latribuna.hn that domestic and foreign experts have agreed on the urgency of initiating repairs and maintenance.