In 2013 63% of the electrical energy fed into the transmission networks in the region was generated from renewable sources.
From a report entitled "Central America: production statistics for the electricity subsector, 2013", prepared by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC):
"... The production of electricity in the six countries amounted to 45,735 GWh, 3.3% higher than in 2012.
Generators will be prevented from exporting energy if they dont agree on a price for the country similar to the regional reference electricity price.
An article on Laprensa.hn reports that the new president of Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernández, has said they have still "not reached an agreement with the thermal utilities companies who supply power to the country.
The Electrical Interconnection System for Central American countries will be a decisive factor in reducing the cost of electricity at the regional level.
According to Ibrán Bueso, a legal advisor for the National Electricity Company (ENEE) in energy, one of the objectives of consolidation of the Electric Interconnection System for Central American Countries (Siepac) is to strengthen the competitiveness of the region by reducing its energy costs.
Mexico and Colombia could be the next countries to be incorporated into the Electrical Interconnection System for Central American Countries.
The issue will be discussed during a three-day meeting which Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama, countries associated with the Electric Interconnection System for Central American Countries, (Siepac), will have this week.
The infrastructure required for a regional electric interconnection system would be ready in 2010, reported CABEI.
Called SIEPAC, this project comprises building a 230 kW electric line spanning 1.790 kilometers. So far, $451 million have been invested in it.
“It is being funded by the Central American Bank for Economic Integration, the Inter American Development bank and other entities”, reported Informador.com.mx.