The Electrical Interconnection System for Central American countries will be a decisive factor in reducing the cost of electricity at the regional level.
According to Ibrán Bueso, a legal advisor for the National Electricity Company (ENEE) in energy, one of the objectives of consolidation of the Electric Interconnection System for Central American Countries (Siepac) is to strengthen the competitiveness of the region by reducing its energy costs.
Mexico and Colombia could be the next countries to be incorporated into the Electrical Interconnection System for Central American Countries.
The issue will be discussed during a three-day meeting which Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama, countries associated with the Electric Interconnection System for Central American Countries, (Siepac), will have this week.