Delsur El Salvador is inviting interested bidders to send their comments and suggestions on the draft conditions for ICB No. DELSUR-CLP-RNV-1-2016.
From a statement issued by Delsur:
Publication of the conditions of International Competitive Bidding Process No. DELSUR-CLP-RNV-1-2016 for the supply of 150 MW of power generated from wind and photovoltaic technology for a period of 20 years.
Paying lip service: For the third consecutive year the news is the same, there are still no definitions of the regulations for the Electrical Interconnection System for Central American Countries.
The electricity purchase that AES El Salvador has agreed with Hydro-Xacbal of Guatemala remains elusive.
On Monday January 16, 2012 we published on CentralAmericaData.com:COM:
A year ago the news was the same: the rules for the Electric Interconnection System for Central America have not yet been defined.
This is preventing the confirmation of a power purchasing deal between AES El Salvador and Hydro-Xacbal of Guatemala.
On Monday January 16, 2012 we published in CentralAmericaData.com:
"In Jan the Hydroelectricity station Xacbal, belonging to Grupo Terra, should have started selling 30MW to the distributor CAESS, according to a contract signed by both companies in 2008.
The non-enactment of the Regional Electricity Market Regulations (RMER) is preventing the Guatemalan hydroelectric station Xacbal from selling 30MW to a distributor in El Salvador.
On 1st January the Hydroelectric station Xacbal, part of the Terra Group, should have initiated the sale of 30MW to Salvadoran distributor CAESS, according to a contract signed by both companies in 2008.