Clean energy
in Central America
Friday, January 27, 2012
Thirty-three companies have submitted their technical and financial bids for the tender for the provision of 800 MW of power over the next fifteen years.
Participating in the process are four power stations providing energy using biomass and coal, two windmills and several hydroelectric power companies.
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
By 2026, the country will generate 78% of its energy from renewable sources.
The changes proposed to the Generation System Expansion Plan 2012-2026 have already been approved by the Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM).
In 2012, it is is expected to generate 50.5% from hydroelectric sources, 3.6% from geothermal sources, 3.5% from bunker fuel, 12% from biomass, 9% from the electrical interconnection with Mexico and 21.3% from coal.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Nicaragua managed to cover 48% of the population’s domestic demand with renewable energy, producing 219.8 MW.
A press release by ProNicaragua reads:
Nicaragua managed to cover 48 percent of the national demand from the population with renewable energy, producing 219.8 megawatts of power from wind farms, hydroelectric, biomass and geothermal stations, according to data provided by the Ministry of Energy and the National Center for Cargo Dispatch.
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.
Thursday, January 12, 2012
The General Superintendency for Electricity has set a new date, February 9th 2012, for the deadline for submission of bids for the long term supply of 350MW.
With this move the regulator has ruled in favor of the company Cutuco Energy who appealed against a change in the date.
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.
Monday, January 2, 2012
The IADB, together with other organizations, has launched a $ 6.3 million initiative to develop a market for biogas which will provide renewable energy for small farmers in Nicaragua.
A press release from the Inter-American Development Bank reads:
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
The Superintendency of Electricity has postponed until April 18, 2012 the date for receiving bids for the long term supply of 350MW.
The distributor DelSur, organizer of the process, requested the extension from the refulator on Nov. 28. The request for extra time comes from four companies participating in the process, AES Fonseca Energía y EMC El Salvador, known as the Honduran Terra Group.
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
The German government will allocate about $27 million for regional health, violence prevention, energy and sustainable development projects.
The German ambassador in El Salvador, Christian Stocks, and the Secretary General of SICA, Juan Daniel German, formalized the implementation of four projects.
The first project, "Land Use Planning and Sustainable Development (OTDES)" corresponds to a request by the Heads of State and Government of SICA countries, expressed in the Declaration of Comalapa, last October, and aims to strengthen the capacity and performance of institutions responsible for land use planning in the region, with the aim of promoting regional and territorial development processes, allowing both the promotion of economic and social development such as an improvement in risk management and natural disasters.
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Terra Group has announced the investment of $170 million in renewable energy projects and airport infrastructure for 2012 in Honduras.
Reflecting confidence in the economic development of Honduras, the company has announced its interest in investing in various projects next year, which will require an investment of approximately $170 million.
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
The company sold at least $2.5 million in stock, claiming to own five hydroelectric projects in Guatemala, and promising yearly returns of 60%.
But the projects featured in the firm’s promotion materials, announced as being under construction, are not owned by the company.
Friday, December 2, 2011
Between 2013 and 2016 six contracts for thermal energy for 810 MW will expire, and consideration is being given to substituting them with renewable energy sources.
It will be the responsibility of the next government to decided what to do with these contracts, whether to renegotiate them or substitute them with ones for clean energy.
An article in El Heraldo analyzes the advantages and disadvantages of migrating to clean energy.
Thursday, December 1, 2011
The sugar millers have announced the entry of new investments to expand the supply of energy generated by bagasse.
During the sugar harvest, the country has a potential to generate 300 megawatts. Currently only 126 megawatts are produced of which 100 are delivered to the Empresa Nacional de Energia Electrica (ENEE).
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
The governments of Nicaragua and Korea have signed a loan to finance renewable energy projects.
The Intergovernmental Agreement signed by both governments is for $27.2 million, with a forty-year term, and a grace period of ten (10) years.
The credit line will be used to fund the National Sustainable Electrification and Renewable Energy Program, to be implemented by ENATREL.
Thursday, November 24, 2011
The Salvadoran government expects to launch the first tender for small renewable energy generating plants.
Luis Reyes, Executive Secretary of the National Energy Council (CNE), said that the amendments to regulations governing the electricity market, enable the participation of small plants producing renewable energy.
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