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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, 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.
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
In El Salvador, the Lempa River’s Executive Hydroelectricity Committee has announced a tender for a feasibility study to identify alternatives for the location of the project.
The study will include the identification of alternatives for the project location, quantification and characterization of wastewater and organic solid waste, identification of alternative technologies for the potential production of biogas and electricity in at least four strategic points in the basin, estimation of the investments required and analysis of the project’s economic, environmental and social benefits.
Monday, November 14, 2011
The production of wind energy and hydropower have kept the average cost of energy generation under $170.
Energy production does not seem to have been impacted by increasing oil prices.
"According to the National Charge Dispatch (CNDC in Spanish), starting this month there will be an increase in wind energy production, directly benefitting the national electricity market, as it averages a cost of just $167 per megawatt produced.
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).
Thursday, November 3, 2011
The company is working on updating its environmental permits in order to build the plant that will generate energy from natural gas.
The power station will have capacity to generate 550 MW and require an investment of $970 million.
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 .
Monday, October 10, 2011
The dam, which will generate 253 megawatts of power, requires an investment of $1100 million over four years.
Constructing two camps to house staff and space for the machinery to be used in the project will form the basis of the preparation phase prior to the start of construction of the hydroelectric dam.
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."
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Eight hydro and wind power plants will begin operating in 2013.
325 MW will be added to the country’s power supply once the power plants being implemented in various parts of the country become functional.
The new energy will be managed by the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE), the National Power and Light Company (CNFL) and private companies, who have focused primarily on wind energy projects.
Monday, September 26, 2011
The AES Group has announced its interest in investing in the construction of a generating plant that would operate with natural gas in the province of La Union.
A press release from the Presidency of the Republic of El Salvador reads:
Thursday, September 22, 2011
The National Electric Power Company has signed an agreement with the company pHp Energy International, for the generation of hydroelectric power in a portable manner.
A press release from the Presidency of the Republic of Honduras reads:
In the west of the country, an emergency has been declared, but with this firm, a valuable contribution has been attained which will overcome the problem for the population in that region.
Thursday, September 22, 2011
The National Electricity Company will purchase 50 megawatts in order to meet the shortfall and avoid blackouts.
Although it goes against the renewable energy policy presented by President Lobo, authorities at the National Electricity Company (ENEE), said there is no alternative but to buy thermal energy from private generators.
This purchase will be made at 0.26 cents per kilowatt, and will have no impact on consumer prices, as explained by representatives of ENEE.
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