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El Salvador to help on development of 5 MW geothermal project in Bolivia
November 2, 2016
Bolivia and El Salvador have negotiated a partnership in renewable energy infrastructure. One aspect of the agreement is a 5 MW MW geothermal project in Bolivia, built by LaGeo of El Salvador. The construction of a thermoelectric plant in El Salvador will also be supported by the agreement. Minister of Hydrocarbons and Energy, Luis Alberto […]
El Salvador tender brings in over 1GW of bids
November 1, 2016
El Salvador’s renewable energy tender of 170 MW brought in over 1 GW of bids from 19 companies. The country’s power distributor, Delsur, said that the combined bids of 29 solar and wind projects total $2 billion. Proposals came from local and international investors, including US, Spain, France, Israel, UK and Germany. Delsur expects the […]
El Salvador: Harvesting Geothermal Energy
July 19, 2016
In El Salvador, a solution to the waste heat and steam produced by geothermal plants is helping women earn more money while also battling climate change. LaGeo, El Salvador’s power generation firm, came up with a plan to put dozens of women from 15 rural communities to work; the initiative has indirectly benefited 45,570 people […]
Commerce Dept to sponsor Central America trade mission
July 3, 2016
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration will host a mission to Central America in March of 2017. Open to all U.S. companies, the conference is an opportunity for interested parties to receive consultation from economic and commercial officers from the U.S. Embassies of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, Belize, Nicaragua and Panama. […]
Installation of PV modules begins on El Salvador’s largest solar project
June 30, 2016
The Providencia project in El Salvador is approaching completion with the placement of the first solar module onto the 101 MW plant. French developer Neoen divided the project into two blocks: a 76 MW PV plant, awarded in an 2014 auction, and a block of 25 MW which will provide electricity to distributors. The latter […]
El Salvador invites bids for expanded, 170-MW renewables tender
June 19, 2016
El Salvador’s power distributor, Delsur, has invited local and international parties to participate in the second tender for renewable energy contracts. In this round, the utility has increased the maximum capacity targeted from 150 MW to 170 MW. All contracts awarded will carry a term of 20 years. Those must complete an inscription between June […]
El Salvador begins auction process for 170 MW of renewables
June 16, 2016
El Salvador has published the rules for a highly anticipated auction of renewable energy projects, in which 170 MW of renewable energy in solar and wind will be bid on. The rules are being released over a month late, delayed because greater capacity for wind has been added to the auction. Currently 100 MW is […]
French development agency to back 100-MW solar project in El Salvador
June 7, 2016
Proparco, a unity of the French Development Agency, will fund a 100 MW solar project in El Salvador. The USD 30 million (EUR 26.4m) will displace an average of 163K MWh of thermal power generation a year via the Providencia Solar power plant, located near the Monsenor Oscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport outside San Salvador. The […]
El Salvador plans to reach a 40% share of geothermal in energy mix by 2019
January 24, 2016
The government of El Salvador announced that it plans to strive to obtain 40% of its national electricity supply from geothermal power. In a statement, the Secretary of Communications of the Presidency of El Salvador, Eugenio Chicas said that this plan aims to source more of its energy from renewables. “The expectation is that at […]