Empresa Tomza Guatemala S.A. reported that in Nicaragua the government of President Daniel Ortega illegally expropriated and confiscated the company's assets, which together amount to $4 million in investments.
The expropriation process took several years. Tomza executives explained that in 2015 they were granted the permits for the construction of a property located in the municipality of Tipitapa, department of Managua.
The company AES Panama launched its liquefied natural gas storage system in the province of Colon, from where it plans to supply the entire Central American region.
This liquefied natural gas (LNG) distribution system will supply the 381 MW thermal plant located on site, also owned by AES, which began operating in August 2018.
The U.S. government approved up to $350 million to finance part of the construction of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) power generation plant EDP in Acajutla, El Salvador.
The U.S. government, through the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), approved the financing on March 20, 2019, according to the U.S. Embassy in El Salvador.
AES and Engie have agreed to create a joint venture to market and sell liquefied natural gas to third parties in Central America.
The new company will use infrastructure of the Costa Norte LNG Terminal, which is currently under construction in Colón, Panama, owned 50/50 by AES and Inversiones Bahia.
The total capacity of Costa Norte LNG Terminal is approximately 1.5 million metric tons per year (mtpa), of which 25% will go to AES Colón's 380 MW combined cycle plant (CCGT), currently under construction at the same site.
Energía del Pacífico has announced the signing of a contract for the purchase and sale of natural gas with Shell International Trading Middle East for the planned power generation plant to be built in Acajutla.
The company Energía del Pacífico (EDP), which obtained the contract to build and operate a 378 MW power plant in the port area of Acajutla, announced the contract with Shell, ending a long process that began in the middle of 2015, when the tender for the supply of liquefied natural gas was announced.
Changes in the legal framework of the concession granted to Pacific Energy to supply 355 MW to be generated with natural gas, have forced a postponement of its entry into operation until at least 2021.
The Superintendency of Electricity has authorized an extension for the company Pacific Energy to start supplying power two years later than originally planned, according to the concession that was granted after winning the tender to supply 355 MW of energy based on natural gas, in 2013. See: "El Salvador: $1 billion Gas Plant Announced"
The new canal enlarges the volume of ships that transit through it, as well as the opportunities for growth in a country whose economy was already booming.
EDITORIAL
As Jorge Quijano, chief executive of the Panama Canal Authority notes, the new Canal will open up new global trade routes.This is particularly true for cargo which goes through ports in the eastern United States, including those on the Gulf Coast.The opportunity is clear for the transport of liquefied natural gas(LNG), which the United States produces in abundance. According to Martin Houston, co - founder of Tellurian, developer of LNG projects, so far only 7% of tankers carrying LNG to Asia pass through the Panama Canal, a figure that will rise to 80% with the expanded Canal.The reason is clear:"A tanker loaded with liquefied natural gas in the US Gulf Coast and destined for Asian markets could shorten its travel distance by about 5,000 nautical miles."
The 380 MW natural gas plant to be built by AES in Panama promises to change the country's energy matrix, and the way energy is generated and distributed in Central America.
The economic flow that has already started with the construction of the gas plant in the province of Colon will be felt not only in the energy sector in Panama, which could become an energy generating and distribution hub in the region, but also in other productive sectors that will benefit from greater stability in energy costs and generate greater dynamism in logistics and shipping.
Energía del Pacífico could be contracting Shell to supply natural gas to the future 355 MW power station.
The company Energía del Pacífico won the tender for the supply of 355 MW using a generator based on natural gas which is to be built in Acajutla. A capitalization agreement was recently announced with Invenergy, a global company dedicated to clean energy, but on the website of the US company that agreement has not yet been confirmed.
Pacific Energy has announced its entry as majority partner in Invenergy in the project for making a 355 MW generator using liquefied natural gas, which has not yet been announced by the US company.
According to statements made by the CEO of the company Pacific Energy (EDP), Alejandro Alle, published in an article on Elmundo.sv, the US company Invenergy LCC will acquire between 70% and 85% of Pacific Energy, facilitating the participation of multilateral credit agencies in the $800 million financing which is required.
It has been announced that thirty companies, including Enel Green Power, have expressed interest in participating in the tender to supply natural gas, valued at $800 million.
From a statement issued by the Presidency of El Salvador:
About 30 companies are interested in participating in the tender to find a supplier of gas for power generation in the investment project run by the company Energías del Pacífico, to produce more than 350 megawatts of power, said the Technical and Planning Secretary of the Presidency of the Republic, Roberto Lorenzana.
Pacific Energy has announced that it has signed the lease contract for the space which will be used for its plant in the port of Acajutla and has completed the EIS.
Energía del Pacifico (EDP) announced that progress that has been made on three specific areas: the environmental impact study, holding an day for providing information and public consultation with the residents of the area where the plant will be located, and the signing of the contract for lease of the space to be used in the Port of Acajutla.
A design has been presented for a power generating plant of 355 MW based on natural gas to be constructed in Acajutla and which will begin operating in 2018.
The project, to be developed in Acajutla, Sonsonate department also includes the construction of a floating storage tank, another ground storage tank, a spring, a generating power plant and associated transmission line.
Energy EPM which already has a presence in Guatemala, El Salvador and Panama, has reaffirmed its interest in the region with the opening of another branch.
From a statement issued by EPM Group:
The Board of EPM authorized at its meeting on Tuesday the establishment of a branch of its organization in Costa Rica as part of an internationalization strategy that seeks to explore new business opportunities in the neighboring country, listed as one of EPM's target markets.