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Reventazón, Central America’s biggest hydroelectric project, goes online

The first of the Reventazón dam’s five turbines went online this week. When the dam is fully operational, it will produce enough power for an estimated 525,000 homes.

Astronaut Franklin Chang’s Ad Astra to develop hydrogen-fueled transportation in Guanacaste

Ad Astra Rocket the company of former NASA astronaut Franklin Chang Díaz signed an agreement with EARTH University to research and develop hydrogen-based projects in the province of Guanacaste.

Proposed change in pricing model would increase cooking gas costs by 72 percent, officials claim

Costa Rica's executive branch is criticizing changes to the method used for setting fuel prices as proposed by the Public Services Regulatory Authority (ARESEP), arguing the move would increase prices of other products, particularly cooking gas.

Electricity rates for ICE customers to drop in January

The public services regulator approved a 6.7 percent cut in electricity rates for customers of the Costa Rican Electricity Institute starting in January.

Regulatory authority, propane companies reach agreement to replace defective cylinders

An evaluation by the Public Services Regulatory Authority found that 61 percent of propane cylinders currently in use lack appropriate information and 23 percent have some kind of physical damage.

Costa Rica ends clean energy run due to low rainfall

Following a record period of 94 days running exclusively on clean energy, the Costa Rican Electricity Institute was forced to burn fuel to generate electricity in August.

Consumer group warns of explosion danger with cooking gas cylinders

The Costa Rican Consumers Association is asking the Environment Ministry and lawmakers to ban aluminuim gas cylinders and to demand that gas companies replace them with tanks made of iron or polymer.
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Latin America Poverty Falls to Record Low in 2024 but Inequality Remains Stark

Poverty in Latin America fell by 2.2 percentage points in 2024 compared to the previous year and now affects 25.5% of the population, the...

Costa Rica Faces Escalating Gender Violence Crisis, Ombudsman Warns

Costa Rica's Ombudsman has sounded the alarm on a deepening crisis of violence against women, with femicides hitting a peak not seen in over...

Trump Endorsement Shakes up Honduras Presidential Race

The president of the United States, Donald Trump, has gotten directly involved in Honduras’s presidential elections by openly backing right-wing businessman Nasry Asfura, just...

El Niño Causes Massive Coral Die-Off at Costa Rica’s Isla del Caño

Scientists report that the 2023-2024 El Niño event delivered a severe blow to coral reefs around Isla del Caño, one of Costa Rica's key...