From June 5 to 9, companies from the energy industry will be gathering together in San Pedro Sula to take part in business conferences and discuss issues that are relevant to the sector.
The initiative is being run by state entities and the private sector, and will take place between June 5 and 9 at the Convention Center of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Cortés (CCIC) in San Pedro Sula.
The sugar mill union could be investing $160 million in energy generation projects that use ethanol and in the construction of a biomass-based power plant.
Without giving further details, members of the sugar trade union reported that they are planning to build a biomass power generation plant in the short term, which could be the most modern one in Central America.
In the Dominican Republic, the construction of a solar farm has began, which in its first stage will provide 25 MW, and once it is operational, a further 25 MW.
Through its subsidiary Emerald Solar Energy, the companies Potentia Renewables and Cisneros started the construction of the photovoltaic generation plant in Vicente Noble, Barahona.
Construction projects for water treatment plants, and extensions to the Metro and the airport, are works that will considerably increase demand for electricity in the coming years.
According to the National Interconnected System Plan 2017-2031, construction of several water purification plants in different areas around the country will increase demand for electricity, as they are "...
Environmental impact studies have been submitted for the construction of a park for the generation of wind energy and another one for solar energy, both of 20MW of power.
Data from the interactive information system "Construction in Central America", compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData.
One month after its license was canceled, a judicial ruling has reactivated the project to construct and operate a 670 MW natural gas plant, under the responsibility of NG Power.
In Panama, the Supreme Court of Justice has annulled an environmental impact study for a wind farm with 75 wind turbines, which was planned to be built in the Fortuna forest reserve.
Arguing that the Environmental Impact Study (EIA) should have been category III, instead of II, because it is within a protected area, the Third Chamber of the Court for contentious administrative proceedings decided to declare the resolution of 2014, "null for being illegal", a resolution which had approved the EIA submitted by the company Luz Eólica de Panamá.
In 2016, the average cost of 1 kWh in Central America was 13.48 cents, while in Costa Rica, it was 18.47 cents.
A report from the CEPAL indicates that in 2016, the average cost of one kilowatt hour (kWh) in Central America was 13.48 cents, while in Costa Rica it was 18.47 cents; 37% more for industrial consumption of 100,000 kWh.In El Salvador and Guatemala, it was 11.03 and 11.54 cents respectively. In Panama, 10.92 cents.
The National Public Services Authority has canceled the license it had granted to the Panama NG Power to build and operate a thermoelectric generation plant in Colón, Panama.
Ending a process that lasted more than seven years, the National Public Services Authority has permanently canceled the license that had granted to Panama NG Power S.A. to build a thermoelectric plant with an installed capacity of 670 MW.
In El Salvador industrialists state that capacity to generate energy is not lacking, what is needed is investment to improve capacity of the transmission lines.
In the opinion of the Salvadoran Association of Industrialists, the expansion proposal presented by the Salvadorian Transmission Company (Etesal) is fundamental in order to be able to upload the energy that will be generated from new projects, such as thesolar power plant that is planned for construction in Usulutánor thenatural gas plantthat Energía del Pacífico plans to build in Acajutla.
In Nicaragua, the Ortega administration is proposing to extend tax benefits for energy generation projects using renewable sources for another five years.
Continuing with the strategy of promoting energy generated from renewable sources, the government is proposing extending tax incentives for these types of projects, as it did in June 2015.At that time, the benefits were extended until January 2018.
Capella Solar plans to begin the construction of a photovoltaic generation plant in Usulután, El Salvador, in the second quarter of 2018, with an estimated $150 million investment.
Capella Solar obtainedtwo contracts to supply 100 MWof energy in the tender to supply 170 MW of renewable energy led by DELSUR and whose winners were announced on 11 January. To comply with these contracts, the plant, which will be built on a 465-acre lot in Usulután, must be ready to begin uploading power to the grid in April 2019. The estimated investment is $70 million.
Between January and September of this year, the energy supply grew by just 1.7% compared to the same period in 2016, led by renewable energy sources.
Figures from the Comptroller General show that up until September 2017, the supply of energy this year stood at 7,912,784 kWh, while in the same period last year total availability was 7,778,238 kW.
In order for Pacific Energy to start building the natural gas plant at Acajutla port, El Salvador, the Congress must approve a concession law designed specifically for that project.
The concession granted to Energía del Pacifico (EDP) to supply 355 MW of energy generated from natural gas must first have its own concession law, which must be approved by the Legislative Assembly.
AES El Salvador and Corporación Multi Inversiones have announced an investment plan that includes the construction of ten solar plants with capacity to generate 10 MW each in different areas around the country.
The solar power generation project will be operated by AES El Salvador, and is expected to be developed in three phases, according to the two companies involved in the initiative.