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El Salvador industrial park to add 8 MW of solar PV with $8m IDB Invest loan
July 10, 2020
IDB Invest, a member of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Group, will support the expansion and installation of 8 MW solar rooftop at an industrial park in El Salvador with an $8m loan. The financing has an 11-year tenor and will allow American Industrial Park SA de CV (AIP) to build more space, improve logistics […]
El Salvador inaugurates its first EV charging station
August 29, 2019
The electricity distribution company El Salvador Delsur has inaugurated its first electric vehicle charging station in Santa Elena, El Salvador. El Salvador Delsur is part of the EPM Group, the Public Services Company of Medellin, which also has branches in Guatemala, Panama, and Colombia. This first charging station is fitted with a 220 V intermediary-type […]
La Geo plans to expand two geothermal plants in El Salvador
August 26, 2019
La Geo has announced its currently finalising plans to expand two geothermal power plants in San Vicente and Chinameca in El Salvador within the next four years. The company is hoping to secure further financing from the World Bank. This project and talks of financing with the World Bank were initiated over three years ago. […]
El Salvador company aims for increased geothermal power generation
July 30, 2019
LaGeo has confirmed its commitment to increase the generation of electricity and energy from geothermal power in El Salvador. President of LaGeo, Lic. Mynor Gil, confirmed this during a visit to one of the company’s geothermal power plants. LaGeo will “to boost the production of the ‘white gold’ for the benefit of El Salvador development.” […]
El Salvador signs agreement with Italian firm to supply a geothermal plant
July 12, 2019
Turboden has signed an agreement with LaGeo to supply an Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) geothermal power plant in El Salvador. The Italian firm’s newly acquired project is a 8MWe geothermal plant at the Berlín Geothermal Field. LaGeo is a geothermal development company which develops geothermal resources in El Salvador. Currently, the company contributes a fourth […]
El Salvador’s electric utility to invest in more renewables
June 6, 2019
After a pilot scheme and evaluation of different renewable technologies, El Salvador’s state electric utility, Grupo CEL, has decided to start developing its own renewable energy projects. The public company’s next projects include a 46MW wind energy project, and various solar PV plants. The company had first piloted a 24kW solar PV plant last year. […]
Geothermal training programme to be provided in El Salvador by UN
May 8, 2019
A memorandum of understanding was signed between the United Nations University Geothermal School, in Iceland, and the geothermal power company LaGeo in El Salvador. This agreement will continue their cooperation on geothermal training and knowledge-sharing. A further agreement was signed to continue a joint diploma based in the University of El Salvador, with La Geo […]
Contract signed for El Salvador’s first wind park
February 18, 2019
Ventus SA de CV (Ventus) has signed a contract with El Salvador’s Economy Minister Luz Estrella Dominguez to build a 54MW wind park. Ventus is a unit of the Guatemalan power generation operator, Tracia Network Corporation, and will be in charge of the wind park’s construction. This project will be financed over ten years by […]
Case study on gender-responsive geothermal sector in El Salvador
February 12, 2019
A report published by the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Global Gender Office highlights the positive impacts of LaGeo’s strategies surrounding gender equality and development goals. LaGeo is a geothermal energy utility in El Salvador. Through its management structures, institutional policies and use of corporate social responsibility, it has increased its company’s gender equality […]