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La República
There will be wind farm in the capital
August 09, 2010
Electricity to be generated wind base in San Jose, news that we expected to report since 2006, when the idea of building a wind farm in the capital
It is valuable to start the week with good news. Especially in circumstances where national events requires the press to communicate constantly others are not.
The bad news did not generate the press. This one fulfills his obligation to inform. And bad would not do it that way because most people ignore what is happening but hurt them directly or indirectly. Despite this, this medium with the weekly page entitled Upside.
But it is very helpful when what happens is given to bring good news, as in this case was announced that the country will have its first wind farm in the capital.
With it you can supply clean power to about 6000 homes, that is, you do not need oil to generate it as it is done through the use of air currents.
Before approving this project, only had five power plants based on wind operated in the province of Guanacaste.
The works will be carried out through a strategic alliance between National Power and Light and the Central American Bank for Economic Integration, in which this contributes 60% of capital and is committed to giving all of the funding, while the power company contributes 40% of the shares and agrees to purchase the Project within a period not exceeding 12 years.
The good news is that this project will allow the country to save more than 42 billion tons of carbon dioxide per year for the sake of the environment and also save considerably on production costs by not having to produce that power based on derivatives oil.
Good news we hoped to announce since 2006, when the idea of building a wind farm in the capital.
We look forward to more good news because, apart from the press, the entire population is eager to receive them. Just need to occur and that, conversely, to cease the events that require communicating bad news. |
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La Prensa Libre
Costa Rica and Panama exchanged power in late August
Krissia Morris Gray August 03, 2010
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- It is the first installment of the interconnection system between central American nations
- ICE had to make an investment of $ 6.5 million plus the contribution of $ 44 million IDB loan, so the total contributed by the country is $ 51 million
Over the next few days will interconnect testing, which is expected to generate positive results at the end of the month.
As explained by José Enrique Martinez, general manager of the company that owns the Red (EPR), the length of interconnection between the substation will Rio Claro, Costa Rica, and the substation Veladero, Panama, totaling 180 square kilometers interconnection.
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Diario Extra
ELECTRIC OPENING IS NOT YET IN AGENDA OF MEMBERS
Ramón Gerardo Ruiz
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08/03/2010
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The Minister of the Presidency, Marco Vargas (left) and President of the Republic, Laura Chinchilla, not yet announce the General Electricity Law to enable the Members to discuss. Los acompaña Luis Gerardo Villanueva, presidente de la Asamblea Legislativa. The accompanying Luis Gerardo Villanueva, president of the Legislative Assembly.
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The controversial draft Electricity Law, under the legislative file No. 17 666 missed the first call for projects of law made by the Executive for the first extraordinary session that began on 1 August and will run until 31 this month.
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La República
Otto Guevara was concerned about any timidity in private equity
Electrical opening threat pact between government and libertarian
Esteban Arrieta
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Otto Guevara demands the President to put on discussion the text presented by Oscar Arias as agreed in the pact of governance.
The opening of the electricity market has not yet discussed in Congress and it causes high stress. So much so that if the run is taken on this issue could be brought forward that will test the solidity of the pact would be signed between the government and the Libertarian Movement.
The secrecy with which it has handled the issue, responses to medium and the information has leaked about the electricity sector reform, have worried Otto Guevara, former Libertarian presidential candidate, they said that the signs point to Laura Chinchilla, president of the Republic is moving away from what was agreed in the pact signed between the two forces governance.
The fear is that the initialed agreement ensures that the 24 votes of the legislative faction of the National Liberation Party will serve to approve the Electricity Law sent by the previous administration and not to promote a new plan for the sector, as announced Government three weeks ago.
Thus, in the opinion of Guevara, "it would be jettisoning the work of four years," to promote and a concerted effort to respond to the country's energy needs.
Similarly, what has been released so far from the draft to be sent to the legislative process starting next month, does not convince libertarians, who believe that this is a setback.
"For us, this legislation is of vital importance for the competitiveness of the country and at the same time, so that the Costa Ricans and businesses can have a good service with better prices. The governability pact indicates that the PLN is committed to voting for the project that is under discussion in the Legislature and not for a new, "said Guevara.
Even Guevara questioned did not seem true, he is still the opposition, have to defend the project promoted by the government of Oscar Arias and instead Chinchilla, is she the same party, discard it to promote another.
THE REPUBLIC tried to find a reaction of Marco Vargas, Minister of the Presidency, on the position of libertarian leader, but even though he was called for three days and left messages for him to return the call, the closure of issue had not been possible to contact him.
For now what is known of the new text to open the electricity market are a few strokes he unveiled the government on energy plan presented earlier this month.
Among the topics that the new plan included the establishment of a limit on private participation of 100 megawatts for each cogenerator, allowing them only to produce because it maintains the distribution in the hands of the Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) and the seven cooperatives and companies that at present.
Also puts a limit production to 35% private capital and providing that only ICE can exploit geothermal energy.
Moreover, the appointment of Eduardo Doryan as chairman of the ICE and Teofilo de la Torre as Minister of Environment, Energy and Telecommunications, generated concern among libertarians, considering that they are opposed to the electronic opening.
"The government is sending a clear signal that the market would not open as required with these appointments, it seems he wants to keep the ICE as the sole or dominant buyer in a mixed market model that does not work anywhere in the world, boosting the Frankenstein could be a power that is not going to help achieve the project objectives, "he said Guevara.
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La Nación
Recope imported by Caldera to supply bunker floor of ICE
Refinery tank installed and build pipeline to carry fuel
Plan will increase the country's energy security, says Recope
Mercedes Agüero R.
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20/07/2010
The Costa Rican Petroleum Refinery (Recope) enable the import of bunker by Caldera port to feed a power plant of ICE, located in Montes de Oro, Puntarenas.
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According to Recope, the strategy will be implemented next year, while building a pipeline to transfer the bunker from a terminal in Puntarenas (former Fertica) to the generator. El comienzo de esa fase está previsto para el 2012. The beginning of this phase is scheduled for 2012.
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