For the eighth straight year, the country has managed to generate more than 98 percent of its energy from five clean sources: hydro, geothermal, wind, biomass and solar, ICE said, based on data from its National Center for Energy Control. Electricity.
This result enabled ICE to meet 98.68 percent of the nation’s needs from clean sources in 2022.
It also highlights that this month the country became the first on the continent to certify this data, with the advice of the company LSQA, which adds value to the entire National Electric System.
Additionally, to date, Costa Rica has sold 20,747 gigawatt-hours (GWh) in the Regional Electricity Market (MER), profits of which — from 100 percent renewable energy — go toward variable generation costs, enabling lower tariffs for residential, commercial and and industrial customers.
ICE said Costa Rica’s power demand — including sales from its eight distribution companies — will end 2022 up more than four percent.
He emphasized that water remains the most important renewable resource for electricity generation in the country at 75.16 percent, followed by geothermal (12.97), wind (10.65) and biomass and solar combined (0.47).
The manager of ICE Electricity, Roberto Quirós, pointed out that the company accrues more than 300 days a year without turning on the thermal power plants, which also has a positive effect on tariffs.
He announced that they will not have increases upon ordinary request in 2023, giving a strong boost to the national economy.
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