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2009-21 Public
Power Investment To Reach US$9.23 Billion
Costa Rican public power sector investment
projects through 2021 total US$9.23 billion,
according to a presentation by outgoing
ministro de Ambiente, Energia y
Telecommunicaciones (MINAET), Roberto Dobles.
Of the total, US$6.99 billion is planned for
electrical generation, US$1.61 billion for
transmission, US$611 milion for distribution
and US$16.9 million for public lighting.
Generation last year reached 9.42TWh, with
renewables accounting for 92.6% (8.72TWh)
and fossil fuels 7.43% (699GWh). Annual
demand is expected to grow 5.3% through
2021.
Residential clients used 40% of the power
produced in 2008, while industry, commerce
and services, public agencies, agriculture
and others used 24%, 20%, 11%, 4% and 1%,
respectively.
The country's installed capacity at end-2008
reached 2.38GW, the bulk of which comes from
hydro (64%) followed by thermo (25%),
geothermal (7%), wind (3%) and biomass (1%).
Not taking into account installed
capacities, Costa Rica's real energy
potential from hydro, geothermal, wind and
biomass stands at 5.13GW, 94MW, 200MW and
71MW, respectively.
Transmission and distribution lines at the
end of last year totaled 1,810km and
55,397km, respectively, according to a
presentation by Greivin Mayorga of state
power utility ICE.
Electrification coverage stands at 98.6%.
Robles, resigned on Friday following
local media reports he granted mining
concessions to companies owned by relatives.
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