The National Institute of Electrification tenders the supply of equipment for insulation diagnosis, which will be used in the Central System of the Electric Energy Transport and Control Company.
From January to March 2020, Central American companies imported $22 million in electrical cables and wires, and purchases from China increased by 13% compared to the same period in 2019.
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The Empresa Nacional de Energia Electrica de Honduras (Honduran National Electric Power Company) is putting out to tender at the international level a high-level individual consultancy service for the preparation of specialized terms of reference and budgets to strengthen the country's electricity transmission capacity.
"The scope for the expansion of the substation consists of the supply, design engineering, installation, transfers, spare parts, factory and on-site testing, and commercial operation.
From January to June 2019, Central American companies imported $277 million worth of electrical wires and cables, and purchases from China increased 4% over the same period in 2018.
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In the first quarter of 2019, countries in the region imported electric transformers for $83 million, and purchases from companies in China increased 18% over the same period in 2018.
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In Guatemala, the Central American Electric Carrier announced that the works it carries out in sections of the electrical network in Escuintla, Jutiapa, Chiquimula and Santa Rosa, whose global investment reaches $40 million, are about to operate.
Representatives of the company Transportista Eléctrica Centroamericana, S.A. (Trelec), affiliated to Empresa Eléctrica de Guatemala, S.A. (EEGSA), explained that the works that are part of the National Transmission Expansion Plan, such as those executed in the section that goes from Guanagazapa, Escuintla, to Pasaco, Jutiapa, have already been concluded and are in the phase of obtaining permits for connection and start operating.
Guatemala, Huehuetenango, Quetzaltenango, Quiche, Totonican, San Marcos and Retalhuleu are the departments with the highest demand for household appliances.
According to the census sample conducted by the National Statistics Institute (INE), derived from the Population Census conducted in 2018, the areas that concentrate the greatest demand for household appliances match the areas that receive the most family remittances sent from abroad.
The National Institute of Electrification tenders the supply, assembly and commissioning of ungrounded disconnectors and grounded disconnectors for the electrical substation of the Aguacapa hydroelectric plant.
From January to March 2019, Central American companies imported $133 million in electrical wires and cables, and purchases from the U.S. increased 23% over the same period in 2018.
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In the first three months of 2019, 14 environmental impact studies were presented in the countries of the region to perform work on electricity grids and develop power generation plants.
The interactive platform "Construction in Central America", compiled by the Trade Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData, includes an up to date list of public and private constructionprojects for which environmental impact studies (EIA) were submitted to the respective institutions of each country.
In Nicaragua, the supply of goods and related services of the Villa Nueva substation and civil works in the 138 Kv El Sauce - Villa Nueva Transmission Line are tendered.
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