Costa Rica Promotes 412 Megawatts Of Solar, Wind And Biomass Projects With An Investment Of $539 Million

(MENAFN- Costa Rica News) The Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) promotes the construction of electricity generation projects with solar, wind and biomass resources, which will come into operation in the next two years. The plants will add 412 megawatts of capacity, and will have an estimated investment of $539 million.

In total, the solar plants will contribute 270 megawatts, while the wind plants 122 megawatts and the biomass plants 20 megawatts (see table). They will be developed by ICE, public-private alliances and in accordance with Law 7200. The process to allocate the first private blocks was resumed in March and is underway.

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