The reform proposal to Nicaragua's Energy Stability Law contemplates the elimination of the tax on the purchase and sale of electricity for users who generate their own energy and decide to market their surpluses.
On November 21, the Ortega administration sent to the National Assembly the initiative, which seeks to exonerate from the marketing tax, generators who sell their surplus electricity to Disnorte-Dissur.
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.
In Costa Rica generators of small scale energy are complaining about a lack of key definitions in the regulations in force since April and which regulate sales of surplus energy.
How rates are set, who will buy the bidirectional meters, how records will be created to manage the repayment of the surplus and how to obtain a certificate, are some of the questions arising from the regulation on Planning, Cooperation and Access to the National Grid (POASEN).
There are dozens of large and small power generation projects in various stages of implementation that run parallel with the growth of energy demand.
The list of energy projects is led by the Chan II hydroelectric station which is expected generate 220 MW and will begin operations in 2019. It is followed by 13 independent hydroelectric projects that are already under construction and which together will add 200 MW to the system from 2014 to 2015.
In El Salvador a tender is being launched for long-term contracts to supply power for 15 MW, for a period of 15 years, with generation from renewable sources.
A statement from the National Energy Council (CNE) reads:
Electricity distribution companies, together with the National Energy Council (CNE) and the Superintendency of Electricity and Telecommunications (SIGET) announced today the start of the bidding process for long-term contracts for power supply of 15 MW, for a period of 15 years, with generation from renewable sources.