Costa Rica generates 93 per cent of its energy from renewables
Energy — di Rudi Bressa
The Central American country is the most virtuous on the entire continent and aims to become the first zero-emissions nation in Central America.
Costa Rica generates 93 per cent of its energy from renewables
The Central American country is the most virtuous on the entire continent and aims to become the first zero-emissions nation in Central America.
93 per cent of the electricity produced in Costa Rica comes from renewable sources. This was announced by the Instituto costarricense de electricidad (Ice), which highlights how 2015 is set to be a year of excellent prospects.
According to Ice in particular, 71.9 per cent of electricity this year will be produced by hydroelectric plants, 13.1 per cent by geothermal facilities, wind (7.5 per cent), biomass for 0.57 per cent and solar panels for 0.01 per cent.
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"Thanks to Ice's medium and long-term planning, it has been possible to increase generation capacity and to have a large quantity of water in the reservoirs of hydroelectric plants," said Carlos Obregon, president of the Institute.
Hydroelectric plant. Via nacion.com
The data are also confirmed by the report drawn up by Wwf International "Green Energy Leaders", which cites the South American and Caribbean countries that are investing most effectively in renewable energy. While Costa Rica is aiming for 100 per cent renewables, Brazil for example will be a leader in wind power, while Chile, Uruguay, Mexico and Peru are working to diversify energy production.
"The region has all the natural resources it needs to develop clean energy production projects," stressed Yolanda Kakabadse, president of Wwf International. "And this is an opportunity for all future generations."
And the country with the largest area of protected forests, which since last spring has had a new government, aims to be the example to follow. The goal to be achieved by 2021 is to become the first country in Central and South America to be "carbon neutral", capable of offsetting total CO2 emissions.