by MERCEDES R. AGUERO The Garabito thermal power plant complicates the goal of Costa Rica to become the first carbon neutral country in the world in 2021. The plant, which will have an installed capacity of 200 megawatts, will burn 122 million liters of fuel to produce electricity in 2010. This will involve producing about [...]
April 28th, 2010 | Filed under Eco | Read More »
by MERCEDES R. AGUERO According to ICE’s Expansion of Electricity Generation Plan for 2010-2021, next year and through 2016 ICE will operate at least 14 more power plants. These generators would increase from 2400 to 4018 megawatts (MW) of installed capacity in the country. According to the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE), the contribution of [...]
April 19th, 2010 | Filed under Eco | Read More »
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