The deadline to submit offers in the tender for the purchase of 122 MW to supply final distribution service users from June 15, 2016 to April 30, 2017 has been postponed until June 1.
The change was made by the National Electric Energy Commission as a result of feedback obtained at the briefing held for Open Tender 2-2016 .
With the changes the schedule of events will be as follows:
As part of the expansion plan of the PETNAC 2016 transport system, investments have been planned in construction of new power substations, remodeling work on existing lines and construction of new ones.
From the document "Indicative Generation and Transmission Plans 2016" by the National Electric Energy Commission:
The Expansion Plan for the Transportation System -PETNAC 2016- includes expanding coverage of electricity services for communities in the departments of the southwest of the country through the following measures:
According to the CNEE the current available power will be able to supply the market for more than 15 years, even in a scenario with increasing demand, therefore it is not recommending new tenders in the short term.
The 'Conclusions' section of the document "Indicative Plans for Generation and Transmission 2016" by the National Electric Energy Commission (CNEE by its initials in Spanish) :
The plant launched by Ingenio Magdalena in Retalhuleu has the capacity to generate up to 62 MW of energy from biomass and coal.
The plant called San Isidro will have the capacity to "... produce 220 tons of steam per hour, operating at 109 kg / cm2 and 540 degrees Celsius and 88.5% efficiency designed so that gases from the combustion process comply with environmental standards of the world bank. "
A call has been made for participation in a tender for the purchase of electric power supply service for final distribution users for the period from June 1, 2016 and April 30, 2017.
Empresa Eléctrica de Guatemala S.A., Distribuidora de Electricidad de Occidente S.A. and Distribuidora de Electricidad de Oriente have made a call to generating companies interested in participating in the Open Tender 2-2016. The energy purchases will be as follows:
In April, four new companies received business licenses as Large Users in the Wholesale Market.
From a Bulletin by the Wholesale Market Authority:
New participants joined the wholesale market in April. Certifications were given to the Renace II Phase 1 Hydropower Station which has an installed capacity of 114 MW and Generador Distribuido Renovable Xolhuitz Providencia which has an installed generating capacity of 1.64 MW as well as the Jalapa substation of the transport company ETCEE and expansion of the Mixco substation belonging to TRELEC. The new users also include:
In Costa Rica, 19 projects were selected as "eligible" by the state run power company, but the same institution has ruled out opening new competitions to purchase more wind-generated power.
EDITORIAL
Investment in alternative energy is risky, because it depends on uncontrollable external factors such as unpredictable weather variations, which have particular effects on hydraulics, solar and wind power.
In the last two years the country which is the Latin American champion in wind energy lost $63 million a year from purchasing wind MWh at $70 and having to resell it at $7.
EDITORIAL
We are in agreement with the need to contribute to the sustainability of human development on this planet, and the need to transform the energy matrix of countries in order to become less dependent on oil, but the balance of the cost of this transformation needs to be adequate, in order to avoid making the kind of mistakes committed by the government of Uruguay.
Entrepreneurs are invited to take part in the sixth edition of ExpoEnergía, to be held from June 7 to 11 at the Convention Center in San Pedro Sula.
The Ministry of Energy, Natural Resources, Environment and Mining (My Environment) in Honduras is convening the sixth edition of ExpoEnergía, to be held from June 7 to 11 at the Convention Center in San Pedro Sula.
A private sector union is convening a symposium on economic and energy perspectives on 8 March in the country.
The symposium is being sponsored by the Superior Council of Private Enterprise (COSEP) and the Chamber of Energy in Nicaragua (CEN) together with the NGO known as the Council of the Americas.
Trincheraonline.com reports that "... the economic panel of the symposium will include Mr.
In February, eleven new companies were certified commercially as as Large Users in the Wholesale Market.
In February the Wholesale Market Administrator (AAM) provided details on the requirements to be met by companies interested in making import and export transactions on the spot market in Mexico.
From the AAM's bulletin:
New activations in the Wholesale Market (February 2016):
The Salvadoran Industry Association is convening the third Regional Energy Congress on 20, 21 and 22 of July at the Sheraton Hotel in San Salvador.
From a statement issued by the Salvadoran Association of Industrialists (ASI):
The Congress is a coordinated effort by multiple actors and aims to promote a space to raise the discussion of the topic of energy at the highest level and to publicize the latest developments in the Regional Electricity Market (MER), renewable energy and energy management.
In Costa Rica, companies are reporting savings on their electricity bill of up to 30% after having migrated to biomass as a fuel source, and they are demanding legislation that favors its use.
The orange juice producer Del Oro in Costa Rica, achieved savings of up to 28% through the use of a biomass boiler that was installed in 2010, compared to what it cost to maintain it using bunker fuel.
Transmission lines in the regional SIEPAC system are being used to distribute electricity internally in countries, curtailing their capacity for international exchange of energy.
When the US President Barack Obama visited Central America in 2013, he warned that "energy costs in this region are three times what electricity costs in Washington, and that represents a huge disadvantage for companies".Two years before that, all countries, from Guatemala to Panama, were committed to creating the necessary infrastructure for the Regional Electricity Market (MER) to be efficient.