Windmill farm
in Central America
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
The Executive Hydroelectric Commission of the Lempa River (CEL) is inviting bids for the supply and installation of wind measurement stations.
The tender is for supply and installation of wind measurement stations, technical assistance, data analysis and delivery of spare parts.
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.
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Five private projects have been licensed for the development of wind energy projects, with investments totaling about $1 billion.
The five projects approved by the National Authority of Public Services (ASEP) are in the province of Cocle.
The most advanced is "Toabré", belonging to the company FERSA Panama SA, and which is already under construction between the communities of Penonomé Toabré and Tolu.
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Globeleq Generation Limited (Globeleq), an energy company, announced the acquisition of a 100% stake in the project Eolo de Nicaragua S.A. which aims to generate 44 MW.
Eolo is in the province of Rivas on the shore of Lake Nicaragua, about 125 kilometers south of the capital, Managua. The electricity will be produced using 22 wind turbines of 2.0MW each, and will be sold through two trade agreements for the purchase of energy within 20 years to the private companies Distribuidora Eléctricidad de Sur S.A. (DISSUR) y Distribuidora Eléctricidad de Norte S.A. (DISNORTE), both subsidiaries of Gas Natural from Spain.
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, March 22, 2012
Unión Eólica Panameña has been awarded a contract to provide electricity to ETESA using 110 wind turbines installed in Penonomé.
The first wind farm in Panama will have to start operations in the second half of 2013, according to the plans of Unión Eólica Panameña (UEP), a Spanish company that has won the contract with the Electricity Transmission Company SA (ETESA in Spanish).
Monday, March 19, 2012
The Terra Group is planning a wind farm in San Marcos de Colón capable of generating 50 MW, with an investment of $150 million.
The Honduran Terra Group is an energy company who with this investment proposal, would make his first foray into the field of wind energy. It already has investments in energy in Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador and now in Peru.
Friday, February 24, 2012
The work, considered the greatest in Central America, will generate 102 megawatts of wind-based energy.
A press release from the Presidency of Honduras states:
This work puts Honduras at the forefront of wind power generation, having the largest facility in Central America.
Monday, February 13, 2012
The site chosen for the first Guatemalan wind power station is Escuintla, where 7 units will be installed with a total potential of 21 MW .
The company Viento Blanco will invest $50 million in establishing the first wind farm in the country which will have a potential of 21 megawatts.
The innovative firm is the result of the efforts of two female entrepreneurs from Guatemala: Concepción Zamora Zardetto and Eugenia Aycinena, reported ElPeriodico.com.gt.
Monday, January 16, 2012
Of the five wind farms to be built in the province of Cocle, two of them have started earthworks.
In the communities of Toabré and Anton, the company Fersa Panama has started work on the two projects that will generate 330 megawatts of energy.
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Since December 22nd, 51 turbines of 2.0 MW each have provided the National Electric Power Company in Honduras, with more than 100 MW.
The wind farm, the largest in the region, is located 24 kilometers south of the capital, Tegucigalpa. The contract with the Honduran state energy company is for a 20 year term.
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Acciona Energía will construct and operate the 49.5 MW wind power plant in Chiripa, north west Costa Rica.
The energy company was awarded the contract as a result of an invitation to tender held by Costa Rica's state-owned electricity and telecommunications provider (ICE).
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
On November 8th, the country's national electricity transmission company (ETESA in Spanish) will receive offers for the 14-year wind power contract.
The renewable energy contract is the first tender process of its kind carried out by the Panamanian government and has generated interest in investing in this technology.
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
On 8th November, a tender for a new wind power plant, to be developed in the central provinces, will be launched.
The announcement was made by the National Secretary of Energy, Juan Manuel Urriola, at the opening of the IV Regional Integration Forum .
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
At the opening of Cerro de Hula wind project in Honduras, the director of Mesoamérica Energy announced their willingness to invest in an additional 25 megawatts.
Mesoamerica Energy's director, Jay Gallegos told the press, "We have built about 80 percent this project, it is the largest in Central America and we want to invest in an additional 25 megawatts, which is an increase of one quarter."
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