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El Salvador opened tender for renewable energy project
December 21, 2018
El Salvador has received eighteen proposals, twelve solar PV projects and six biogas, for a 28MW renewable energy project. The National Energy Council of El Salvador, and the electricity distributor DELSUR received this Wednesday the proposals. The call for tenders had been opened in May. Representatives of SIGET, a government agency overlooking electricity and telecommunications […]
Honduras inaugurates solar PV self-consumption project
December 17, 2018
Enertiva, in conjunction with Karim’s Group, have developed a solar project which will provide electricity to a production plant in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. Karim’s Group is a multinational company operating in the real estate and textile industry. The Central American energy promoter Enertiva operates in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama and Nicaragua. […]
First phase of solar PV plant in Dominican Republic completed
December 13, 2018
After a year of construction, the 1.5 MW solar PV plant commissioned for cement producer Domicem was inaugurated in San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic. This is the company’s first solar power project. The first phase of construction included the installation of 4 616 solar panels. The second phase, set to start in the next few days, […]
More than 60% of the energy in El Salvador comes from clean and renewable source
December 11, 2018
Renewable energies are now the principal source of electricity generation in El Salvador. More than 60% of the energy produced in the country comes from clean and renewable sources, largely thanks to the “diversification of the national’s energy matrix” and the development and “introduction of solar, wind, biomass, biogas and hydroelectric energy sources”, announced the […]
Solar self-consumption installation in Costa Rica provides significant energy cost savings
December 11, 2018
After two months of entering into operation, Cobybsa’s 24 kWp solar PV installation has saved the Costa Rican company 90% of their electricity consumption bill. Over 75 solar panels and two inverters were installed by solar power provider company Sunshine over the course of three months. Sunshine monitors, operates and maintains the solar PV installation. […]
Neoen secures financing for 140MW solar PV plant in El Salvador
November 30, 2018
Neoen, a 100% renewable energy independent power producer, announced it has secured financing for its 140MW solar PV project, Capella Solar, in El Salvador. Lenders which include the Dutch Development Bank, (FMO) The French Development Agency (Proparco), and the Inter-American Development Bank, will provide USD 143 million. These costs include the installation of a 3MW […]
RMI opens call for microgrid projects in Puerto Rico
November 28, 2018
The Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) has issued a tender and open call for microgrid project proposals for three projects in Puerto Rico. RMI and Save the Children have partnered to support three solar-powered microgrid projects in schools on the island. Each project will include a 74 kW solar PV installation, and a 134 kWh capacity […]
New solar projects commissioned in Honduras for commercial hubs
November 20, 2018
Two new solar PV projects in Honduras were announced by the solar power provider Enertiva. Under a PPA contract, Enertiva,which currently operates in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Costa Rica, Panamá and Nicaragua, will provide 1.41MW in solar power. The two projects were commission by Corporación Lady Lee, one of the biggest corporate groups in Honduras. […]
New solar power self-consumption installation in Costa Rica
November 15, 2018
Solar power company Enertiva has started construction on a 244kWp in the Guanacaste province in Costa Rica. Enertiva designs, commercialises and installs solar technology solutions in Central America. The company currently operates in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Costa Rica, Panamá and Nicaragua. The project now under construction in Costa Rica will include the installation of […]