Empresa Nacional de Energía Eléctrica de Honduras tenders the supply, installation, testing and commissioning of specialized equipment for the Francisco Morazán Hydroelectric Power Plant.
From May 1, EEGSA users will have a 6.2% increase in their tariff with respect to the price of the first quarter of the year, and DEOCSA and DEORSA users will have a 1.5% and 1.8% increase, respectively.
In general terms, it is possible to indicate that for the following quarter the tariffs show variations, resulting from the behavior of certain variables and components that have a direct incidence on the costs of energy purchase, explains a bulletin of the National Commission of Electric Energy (CNEE).
Nicaragua's Empresa Nacional de Transmisión Eléctrica tenders the supply of related goods and services to increase transformation capacity at the Ticuantepe II substation.
Central American countries do not take advantage of the electric transmission line that connects them, because the poor infrastructure at the local level prevents the exchange of energy at the maximum level.
Managers of the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) believe that the lack of electrical installations, especially in the stations of each country, are an obstacle to achieve a reduction in final tariffs to consumers.
In the first nine months of 2018, Central American countries imported $399 million in electrical wires and cables, and 50% were bought by companies in Costa Rica and Guatemala.
Figures from the Trade Intelligence Unit of CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption="Click to interact with the graphic"]
The National Electric Transmission Company tenders the construction of networks and installation of primary distribution networks in different regions of the country.
In the first half of 2018, Central American countries imported $57 million in electric incandescent lamps and tubes, and 52% was purchased by companies in Guatemala and Costa Rica.
Figures from the Trade Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption="Click to interact with graphic"]
During 2018, the country registered exports of electric energy for $181 million, 76% more than reported in 2017, and its main buyers were El Salvador, Honduras and Mexico.
The most recent data from the Bank of Guatemala show that last year Guatemala sold $119 million in electricity to El Salvador, $37 million to Honduras, $1.2 million to Nicaragua and $930,000 to Costa Rica.
After a $7.4 million investment, Transportista Eléctrica Centroamericana launched the power transmission work that will link the substations of Iztapa and Taxisco.
The completed work that will connect the substations in the departments of Escuintla and Santa Rosa, was awarded in January 2015 and consists of 16 kilometers. These works are part of lot D of the National Transmission Expansion Plan (Petnac).
In Guatemala, the upward trend shown by tariffs in 2018, because of the 10% drop in hydroelectric generation and the increase in production with coal and oil derivatives, could continue this year.
The National Commission of Electric Energy (CNEE) reported that last year energy tariffs increased between 5% and 7% in the three largest distributors: Eegsa, Deocsa and Deorsa.
From January to November last year, the country exported $165 million in electricity to Mexico and Central America, 73% more than in the same period in 2017.
The Report of the Monetary, Exchange and Credit Policy of the Banco de Guatemala, details that the energy exportations are mainly caused by the investments made in the electricity transmission network of the country, which has allowed satisfying the increase of the demand coming from El Salvador and Honduras.
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