In Guatemala, the distribution company Energuate appealed the resolutions of the National Commission of Electric Energy, arguing that the losses because of social conflict were not considered in the authorized tariffs for the next five years.
The controversy began after the National Commission of Electric Energy (CNEE) approved the Non-Social Tariff and Social Tariff Sheets for the 2019-2024 period, which stipulate the final prices of electric energy service for users of Distribuidora de Electricidad de Occidente S.A. -DEOCSA- and Distribuidora de Electricidad de Oriente S.A. -DEORSA-. See CNEE newsletter.
Because of the behavior of the energy supply from thermal sources, between January and May 2018 and the same period in 2019 the generation of electricity in Panama increased 4%.
The latest report of the General Comptroller of Panama, details that in the first five months of 2019 were generated 4,634 million kwh, equivalent to a 3.9% increase over the 4,460 million offered in the same period of 2018.
Banco Agromercantil de Guatemala announced a $43 million loan for the construction of part of the 54 MW Ventus wind farm to be located in the municipality of Metapán.
The National Electric Energy Company of Honduras tenders the supply of bunker fuel and lubricating oil for electricity generation in the country's different power plants.
Because of the behavior of the energy supply from thermal sources, between the first quarter of 2018 and the same period of 2019 the generation of electricity in Panama grew 4%.
The most recent figures of the General Comptroller of Panama, detail that in the first four months of 2019 were generated 3,672 million kwh, which is equivalent to a 4.1% increase over the 3,526 million offered in the same period of 2018.
According to the Panama Canal Authority, NG Power only has permission to build a 130 MW plant, so it will have to go through a new procedure if it expects to develop the 670 MW plant, as planned from the beginning.
The permit requested by Panama NG Power and approved by the Canal Board in 2011, is for two generators of up to 45 MW each and a third steam generator of up to 40 MW, which together total 130 MW.
The execution of five energy and infrastructure projects in Southern Mexico and the Northern Triangle of Central America could boost the area's economic growth and slow migration.
The projects discussed now are not new, they have been part of the discussion of the region's businessmen and governments for years, but now they have come back into the discussion, as a possible response to the pressure exerted by the U.S.
Because of the behavior of the energy supply from thermal sources, between the first quarter of 2018 and the same period of 2019, the generation of electricity in Panama grew 4%.
The latest report of the General Comptroller of Panama, details that in the first three months of 2019 were generated 2,719 million kwh, equivalent to a 3.9% increase over the 2,618 million offered in the same period of 2018.
From May 1, EEGSA users will have a 6.2% increase in their tariff with respect to the price of the first quarter of the year, and DEOCSA and DEORSA users will have a 1.5% and 1.8% increase, respectively.
In general terms, it is possible to indicate that for the following quarter the tariffs show variations, resulting from the behavior of certain variables and components that have a direct incidence on the costs of energy purchase, explains a bulletin of the National Commission of Electric Energy (CNEE).
Nicaraguan companies in the industrial sector pay between $0.20 and $0.22 per kWh, while in other Central American countries the price ranges between $0.11 and $0.18 per kWh.
Data from a regional energy study by the Federation of Chambers of Commerce of the Central American Isthmus (Fecamco) reveal that for the industrial sector in Guatemala it pays the least for electricity and that of Nicaragua it assumes the highest costs in the region.
During 2018, electricity purchases totaled $167 million, 58% more than in 2017, and its main supplier was Guatemala, representing close to 81% of total sales.
Data from the Central Reserve Bank (BCR) indicate that between 2017 and 2018, energy imports went from $105 million to $167 million, the latest being the highest amount reported in the last twenty years.
The bill presented by the Executive Branch of Costa Rica to transform the state refinery Recope empowers the State to make alliances with private companies and "incursion into alternative chemical energy", but maintains the monopoly of fossil fuels.
On April 8, 2019, the Alvarado administration presented an initiative before the Legislative Assembly that seeks to transform the Costa Rican Oil Refinery (Recope) into the Costa Rican Company of Alternative Fuels and Energies (Ecoena).
Central American countries do not take advantage of the electric transmission line that connects them, because the poor infrastructure at the local level prevents the exchange of energy at the maximum level.
Managers of the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) believe that the lack of electrical installations, especially in the stations of each country, are an obstacle to achieve a reduction in final tariffs to consumers.
During 2018, 39 environmental impact studies were presented in the countries of the region to build energy generating plants and work on electricity grids, projects estimated at $455 million.
The interactive platform "Construction in Central America", compiled by the Trade Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData, includes an up to date list of public and private constructionprojects for which environmental impact studies (EIA) were submitted to the respective institutions of each country.
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