The huge plant was declared to be of national interest in February 2008 by the government of President Óscar Arias. It is part of ICE’s (Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad) strategy for expanding the country’s energy capacity, now estimated at 2,100 megawatts, which it wants to double in the next 10 years. The projected cost is estimated at 1.85 billion dollars, making it the largest public investment in infrastructure ever undertaken in Costa Rica. ICE expects the plant to come to fruition in 2016. Read more »
President Óscar Arias Sánchez, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1987, said the country needs $768 million to strengthen its electrical sector. That possibly means that the country will be looking into opening the market for private investment in power generating.
The “Planta de Hidroenergía del General” $80 million hydro plant will generate 40 megawatts of power.
It will provide enough power for 40,000 dwellings. 30 technicians will operate the plant, which is the property of the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE).
The Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) will be moving all of Radiográfica Costarricense (RACSA) internet clients to its own network. RACSA is a subsiduary of ICE.
Instead of providing internet connection to it’s current 80,000 clients, ICE plans RACSA’s future as a developer of online services and, most importantly, international marketing agency for ICE.
President of ICE, who is also president of Racsa, said that move would effectively end the deal between Racsa and the cable operators such as Amnet and CableTica, who distribute Racsa services over their cable network. That also affects a myriad of small internet providers who are currently buying their traffic from Amnet or CableTica.
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June 1, 2009 6:51 pm
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