President Rodrigo Chaves announces major reform of the Costa Rican Electricity Institute
In his first hours as President of Costa Rica, Rodrigo Chaves Robles signed decrees and issued directives that imply a strong reform in the...
Costa Rica launches first electric bus route in San José
Over the last six years, Costa Rica has generated at least 98% of its electricity through renewable means.
Electric vehicle adoption rate in Costa Rica remains low
Costa Rica this year added 727 new electric vehicles for a total of 3,106 registered in the country.
Costa Rica launches plan to adopt electric buses
She said that buses, which will begin to circulate at the end of this year, will provide information on the behavior of electric transport in the geographical and climatic conditions of the country.
Costa Rica says it’s the first country in the region with nationwide electric vehicle charging grid
When the National Decarbonization Plan was inaugurated last year, modernizing the country's transportation infrastructure was listed as a pillar of the initiative.
Costa Rica explores using the ocean to generate electric power
The generation of maritime energy is technologically viable, but it is currently not very accessible from a financial point of view.
Renewables, electrification and efficiency the ideal scenario to combat climate change
It is becoming cheaper to invest in new solar, wind and hydroelectric plants.
Costa Rica inaugurates country’s largest solar park
Costa Rica on Saturday inaugurated the country’s largest solar park, which the government says will provide electricity to 5,000 homes.
Almost all of Costa Rica’s energy has come from renewable sources since 2014
Just 1.47 percent of Costa Rica’s electricity from June 1, 2014 to June 30, 2018 used fossil fuels.
Power overload in Panama causes outage in Costa Rica
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Traffic Police Director Mario Calderón reported that there were 71 accidents during the power outage throughout the country.
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