Electrification

Solar power plant enters into operation in Nicaragua

January 23, 2019

A new 300kW solar power plant has been installed in San Juan, Nicaragua, providing electricity to inhabitants who previously had no access to the central grid.  ENATREL, the country’s national electricity transmission company, has announced the operation was successful through the investment of USD2.4 million. The solar power plant also includes a battery solar system. Salvador […]

Guatemala’s new rural electrification plan advocates use of renewable energy

January 22, 2019

Guatemala’s Ministry of Energy and Mines has published its new new ‘Policy for Rural Electrification 2019-2032’, which sees the country increase its use of clean and renewable energy sources to provide electricity to inhabitants currently unable to access it. Whilst 92.2% of the the Guatemalan population has access to electricity, 1.5 million inhabitants in the […]

Solar PV project furthers rural electrification in Panama

January 10, 2019

The energy and water foundation acciona.org, the corporate foundation of ACCIONA, a global energy company, has brought electricity to 2.250 people in seven indigenous communities in Panama. The Luz en Casa Ngäbe-Buglé project, the foundation’s first project in Panama installs solar home systems at lower costs than alternative lighting systems. Similar projects have already been […]

Honduras uses solar power to update rural electrification systems

November 27, 2018

The Honduras Institute for Community Development, and Water Sanitation has installed solar-powered decentralised electricity systems for thousands of isolated homes, schools and a health centre. This electrification plan is led by the Pro-Energía Rural, one of the largest social programmes for alternative energies in Latin America. The programme focuses on supporting the most vulnerable and […]

Nicaragua seeks to increase electrification to rural areas

February 27, 2017

The European Union opened today in Nicaragua the call for projects under the Electrification Financing Initiative (ElectriFI), which seeks to bring electricity to disadvantaged sectors. “ElectriFI has at this moment an open call for the presentation of investment proposals. Nicaragua is one of the eligible countries, “said the European Union delegation based in Managua. The […]

Guyana launches energy project

March 15, 2016

In an effort to electrify the 80% of rural areas in Guyana that have no electricity, Guyana’s Ministry of Public Infrastructure, the Multilateral Investment Fund and CARISBSAVE have partnered to implement the Sustainable Business Models for Rural Electrification and Energy Access project. The program will electrify 6,000 homes across 25 communities through solar power.   […]

Peru: Rural electrification benefits over 1,300 localities

January 20, 2016

Infrastructure projects in Peru’s Northern Cajamarca region will help 200,000 inhabitants in over 1,300 rural communities to gain access to electricity services. The Energy and Mines Ministry’s Rural Electrification Department (DGER) has developed a series of projects over the last four years and in 2015 completed work that will favor residents from Cajamarca’s provinces such […]