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MPC Capital purchases Costa Rican wind farm
May 2, 2019
MPC Capital has acquired the 21MW Tilawind wind farm in Costa Rica for USD 50 million. Tilawind, located in the windy northern province of Guanacaste in Costa Rica, is an effective source of clean energy. Last year, it exceeded its expected outputs both in terms of energy production and revenues. Investors in the acquisition include […]
Costa Rica to install 34 EV charging stations
April 15, 2019
Costa Rica has announced it will install 34 fast charging centres for electric vehicles across the country. The map for the location of the charging centres was announced as the Law of Incentives and Promotion for Electric Transportation was signed last week. The project was led by the Ministry of Environment and Energy and the […]
Costa Rica inaugurates its largest solar park
April 3, 2019
The country’s largest solar energy installation was inaugurated in Costa Rica a few days ago. With over 19,000 solar panels on a surface of 11,2 hectares, the 5MW cooperative solar park will deliver electricity to 5,000 families in the Northern region of the country. Coopelesca, the first Carbon Neutral Cooperative in Latin America leads the […]
High-level delegation visits Costa Rica to discuss investment, renewable energy
March 5, 2019
Indian Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu is part of a high-level delegation which will visit Paraguay and Costa Rica this week. This visit’s purpose is to discuss the opportunities of their bilateral relations in trade and investment – renewable energy, especially hydroelectric, will also be discussed. Source
Geothermal power plant in Costa Rica to start operating this month
March 1, 2019
A new geothermal power plant in Costa Rica, the sixth in the country, will enter into commission this month. The Pailas II geothermal power plant will add 55MW to the installed geothermal energy capacity of 207MW. This project will generate enough energy for an estimated 55 000 homes, and electricity will be provided at a […]
Largest solar park in Costa Rica completed
February 25, 2019
The Cooperative Solar Park, a 5MW solar energy project in Costa Rica, has been completed, announced the North Zone Electrification Cooperative. It is the largest solar park in the country, alongside another 5MW solar park run by the Costa Rica Institute of Electricity. The solar project consists of 19 000 solar panels. It will generate […]
Costa Rica awards contract for microgrid project
February 19, 2019
CleanSpark has won a contract to serve as the technical consultant and microgrid control vendor for a large industrial park in Costa Rica. This is CleanSpark’s first contract outside the United States. The company specialises in advanced engineering, software and controls for innovative energy resource and microgrid deployments. CleanSpark’s statement of purpose is to provide […]
Industrial complex in Costa Rica sees progress in solar project
February 5, 2019
Local company Enertiva announced it has broken ground on the second phase of the solar energy project installation in the industrial complex of America Free Zone (AFZ). Enertiva will have installed a total of 642 solar panels providing 211,57 kWp once the project is completed. Various buildings have seen solar panels installed on their roof. […]
60 GWh wind power plant inaugurated in Costa Rica
January 17, 2019
The Cacao Wind Energy Farm in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica, will benefit 20 000 homes and 127 000 people, it was announced at the facility’s opening ceremony. This wind farm is one of nine currently in development in the northwestern region of the country, and the second built by Coopeguanacaste in that province. […]