Electricity
in Central America
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Guatemala needs to invest $400 million a year in new generating plants in order to add 1,685 megawatts to the electricity supply in 2026.
Of these 1,685 MW, 1,110 would be provided by hydropower, 300 from geothermal plants, and 275 with the use of coal, said Carlos Colom, president of the National Energy Commission (CNEE).
INPROCA, Ingeniería & Proyectos
Company Profile
A Dominican company dedicated to providing consulting services, preventive and predictive maintenance on electrical systems in the energy, industrial and commercial sector
Organization that operates in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama
Phone: (809) 540-8598 - (809) 540-8599
Friday, May 18, 2012
The financial potential of cooperatives in Guatemala will revolve around the development of renewable energy projects.
The groups belonging to the Guatemalan Confederation of Cooperative Associations, RL (Confecoop), have projects, funding and implementation programs for the construction of small hydroelectric plants, whose owners are cooperatives.
Thursday, May 17, 2012
The new mayor will maintain the ban on power plants using coal or bunker fuel, but accepted those running on clean energy.
The new mayor of the municipality of La Union, Ezequiel Milla, has amended a decree prohibiting the installation of power plants that used coal, liquefied natural gas or any derivation of hydrocarbons as fuel, which was not conducive to investment in the city.
Monday, May 14, 2012
The private generation project requires a $115 million investment, and is expected to start construction in 2013 in San Antonio El Sitio.
Construction of the wind farm will start in January 2013 and is expect to conclude in December, said Jorge Sinibaldi, project manager.
Monday, May 14, 2012
Investment by Grupo Energía de Bogotá, for an 850km extension, will amount to about $357 million and works must conclude in October 2013.
The extension of the transmission electricity network in Guatemala by 23% with the addition of 850 km of new 230 kilovolts lines, is being managed by the Colombian company Grupo Energia de Bogota, which won a tender issued in 2009.
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Electricity generation by small plants that use renewable resources will not encourage a decline in consumer rates.
This was admitted by the director of development of renewable energy at the National Energy Council (CNE), Mario Rodriguez, who presented to representatives of the electricity sector the content of a Master Plan for Development of Renewable Energy.
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
The concept is part of the "Master Plan for the development of renewable energies" which sets out a strategy in power generation for the next 15years.
A study by the National Energy Council (CNE) in conjunction with the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) outlines a strategy for the next 15 years in the development of technologies using renewable resources.
Thursday, May 3, 2012
International lending agencies have warned about the unsustainability of the company’s financial situation, whose losses have been described as "outrageous".
The situation of the national electricity company (ENEE in Spanish) has become almost "intolerable" for international organizations, admitted the manager of ENEE, Emil Hawitt.
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
The Nicaraguan regulator has given the Compañía Azucarera del Sur (Casur) a license to generate electricity from biomass.
The plant which will generate 35 MW will be built at the industrial sugarcane complex, Benjamin Zeledon, in the town of Potosi, department of Rivas.
Monday, April 23, 2012
Panama is a primary destination in the investment plans involving Latin America energy projects for the company Celsia, formerly known as Colinversiones.
Celsia has 800,000 million pesos ($ 450.57 million) available for new investments and about $200 million in assets that could be sold if necessary, said company president, Juan Guillermo Londoño.
Friday, April 20, 2012
The country sold its neighbors 166.16 GWh in 2010-2011 and could export more when the Siepac comes into operation.
During the period 2010-2011, Guatemala’s energy sales to neighboring countries totaled 166.16 gigawatt hours (GWh), which is an increase of 122%.
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
The Utility of Guatemala Electricity Company (Eegsa in Spanish) has launched a tender for 220 megawatts to cover the Social Tariff for the period June 2012 to April 2015.
The tender condition documents are available until 16th May and the date of receipt of bids is on 22nd May, with new contracts being signed before the end of that month.
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Work has begun on a new park in the Isthmus of Rivas, a $160 million project which will generate 44 MW.
The project belongs to the company Eolo of Nicaragua, who have invested $160,536,670 according to records at the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (MARENA).
Thursday, April 12, 2012
The tender for the purchase of 350MW for 15 years has to be repeated after having been declared void on the first occasion, and for the fourth time there will be a competition for the provision of 70MW for 5 years.
The Superintendency of Electricity and Telecommunications (SIGET) must provide new tender condition documents, dealing with the main obstacle in previous contests, limiting bids to suppliers of electricity generated by renewable resources, exclusively gas or coal.
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