During 2018, Central American companies imported electric wires and cables for $539 million, and 70% were bought by companies in Costa Rica, Guatemala and Panama.
Figures from the Trade Intelligence Unit of CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption="Click to interact with graphic]
From January to September 2018, companies in Central American countries imported optical fiber cables for $46 million, and 63% were bought by companies in Costa Rica and Nicaragua.
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The Costa Rican Institute of Electricity calls for an international tender for the supply of several types of electrical materials, under the modality of delivery on demand.
Costa Rica Government Purchase 2019LI-000002-0000400001:
"Detail of some requested materials:
-Cable with 288 optical fibres, ADSS type, single mode, uit-t G.657.A2 recommendation, on reel, for indoor and outdoor electrical use.
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"]
From January to June 2018, companies in Central American countries imported fiber optic cables for $30 million, 32% more than in the same period in 2017.
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The Empresa Nacional de Energía Eléctrica de Honduras tenders the national supply of different types of electrical materials.
Honduras Government Purchase LPN-100-019-2018:
"Some of the materials required:
-710,000 feet of steel wire
-230,668 meters of aluminum cable
-226,096 meters of lined aluminum
-60,000 feet of 12-gauge 3-wire TSI cable
-60,000 square washers
During the first half of the year, countries in the region imported $197 million in electrical cables and wires, and 63% were bought by companies in Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Guatemala.
Figures from the information system of the Market of Wires, Cables and Other Electrical Conductors in Central America, from the Trade Intelligence Area of CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption="Click to interact with graphic"]
During the first quarter of the year, the Central American countries allocated $ 28 million to the purchase of copper wire abroad, 38% more than that reported in the same period of 2017.
Data from the Copper Wire market information system in Central America, from the CentralAmericaData Commercial Intelligence Area: [GRAFICA caption="Clic para interactuar con la gráfica"]
During the first three months of the year, companies in El Salvador imported $18 million worth of electric cables, 10% less than in the same period in 2017.
Figures from the information system on the Electric Cables Market in El Salvador, compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData : [GRAFICA caption = "Click to interact with graph"]
In the first quarter of the year, countries in the region imported $169 million worth of electrical wires and cables, and 48% were purchased by companies in Nicaragua and Costa Rica.
Figures from the information system on the Market for Wires, Cables and Other Electricity Conductors in Central America, compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption = "Click to interact with graph"]
The Superintendency of Tax Administration of Guatemala is putting out to tender bolted and cable type registration plates, to be used on freight transport units.
Guatemala Government Purchase 8453039:
"Detail of the required plates:
-380,000 bolt-type mechanical registration plates.They must be provided with two pieces called male and female.It must be made of steel, with a white plastic coating or, failing that, another color that facilitates visual and technological reading.
During the first quarter of the year, companies in Guatemala allocated $11 million to the purchase of electric cables in Mexico, 29% more than was reported in the same period in 2017.
Figures from the information system on the Electric Cables Market in Guatemala, compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData : [GRAFICA caption = "Click to interact with graph"]
Plans are underway to build a 9.6-kilometer-long transmission line between the substations of the future GTPP plant and that of Sabanitas, located in the province of Colón, Panama.
The company Martano Inc submitted an Environmental Impact Study (EIA) to build a 9.6-kilometer-long transmission line from the site of the future substation in the Río Alejandro Energetic Park project to the Sabanitas substation, owned by Empresa de Transmisión S.A.