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Central America: Opportunity in Renewable EnergyTuesday, February 12, 2013 New models of renewable energy developments led by SMEs are providing electricity to low-income rural households. Elperiodico.com.gt reports that "The lack of oil reserves and rising prices has meant that the energy issue has gained a lot of interest in recent years in Central America. Installed capacity increased from 4129 MW in 1990, to 11,865 MW to in 2011, while net generation increased from 14,175 GWh to 42,115 GWh. " Guatemala Promises Renewable Energy from 2015 to 2020Tuesday, February 26, 2013 The company Empresa Electrica de Guatemala yesterday signed 38 contracts with companies which provide electricity from renewable sources. From a press release published by the Diario de Centro América: Central America Paying More for the Same Stuff?Tuesday, February 14, 2012 In Nicaragua the hydroelectric station ‘Tumarín’ will be built at a cost of $4.3 million per MW. In Costa Rica only adding a generator to an existing plant cost $2.3 million per MW. Global Push For Geothermal EnergyTuesday, March 12, 2013 The World Bank is calling for a Global Geothermal Energy Development Plan in order to take advantage of subsurface heat available in many countries, including those in Central America. From an article by the World Bank: Guatemala: Energy Market - August 2017Wednesday, September 20, 2017 73% of the energy generated during July came from renewable sources, of which 66% corresponded to energy from hydroelectric plants. From a report by Agexport entitled "Energy Monitor - August 2017": Panama: 10 MW Solar Plant ConnectedThursday, February 4, 2016 The Solar photovoltaic plant located in the province of Cocle has the capacity to generate 9.9 MW. From a statement issued by Solarcentury: Progress on the Construction of a 140 MW Solar PlantMonday, December 23, 2019 The Capella Solar wind power plant, being built by Neoen in El Salvador, is 90% complete and is scheduled to begin operations in April 2020. From Neoen's statement: El Salvador: 29 Companies Bid for 170 MWFriday, October 28, 2016 19 companies submitted 29 bids in the tender for renewable energy, of which 25 correspond to photovoltaic solar energy and 4 to wind power. From a statement issued by Delsur: Energy: Law Reformed in NicaraguaWednesday, September 9, 2020 After the National Assembly modified the Law for the Promotion of Electricity Generation with Renewable Sources and its reforms, clean energy generators will be able to negotiate the lowering of current prices and in exchange they will receive five additional years of tax exemption. The initiative, urgently submitted by President Daniel Ortega, exposes the voluntary negotiation process being carried out with electricity generators from renewable sources for the benefit of the Nicaraguan population and the country's economic sectors, the National Assembly reported. The Potential of Clean Energy in Costa RicaFriday, September 7, 2012 Costa Rica has the energy sources - water, wind, sun and underground heat - as well as the required financial resources to make 100% of its energy "clean". An article in Ticotimes.net reports on the current situation of the power generation market in Costa Rica, which has gotten worse in recent years in terms of environmental pollution, as it increases the percentage of electricity produced in plants which use fossil fuels. Electricity: Hydraulic Generation Falls 40%Wednesday, October 9, 2019 Between January and August 2018 and the same period in 2019, electricity generation from hydraulic sources in Panama decreased by 40%. According to the latest report of the General Comptroller's Office of Panama, in the first eight months of 2019 7,436 million kWh were generated, which is equivalent to a 3.3% increase over the 7,200 million offered in the same period of 2018. Electricity: Thermal Sources Boost GenerationFriday, July 5, 2019 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. Costa Rica: Rules for Distributed Generation Under ConsultationFriday, November 20, 2015 The regulations under consultation include new methodology for setting the rate of the user-self producer accessing the distribution network, under the scheme of simple net metering. From a statement issued by the Public Services Regulatory Authority (Aresep): Electricity: Thermal Generation Still RisingMonday, January 13, 2020 Mainly determined by the performance of the energy supply from thermal sources, between January and November 2018 and the same period in 2019, electricity generation in Panama grew by 3%. According to the most recent report of the General Comptroller of Panama, 10,173 million kWh were generated in the first eleven months of 2019, which is equivalent to a 3% increase over the 9,877 million kWh offered in the same period in 2018. Panama: Electricity Market Figures - August 2016Thursday, September 29, 2016 In August, the national installed capacity amounted to 3,013 MW, comprising of 28% hydro power using reservoir technology, 29% run over river hydro, 35% thermal, 7% wind and the rest was photovoltaic. From a report by the National Public Services Authority: |
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