The Public Services Regulatory Authority (ARESEP) asked the Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) to outline a plan to sell its electricity surplus to Central America’s Regional Electricity Market…
A few years ago, U.S. expat Michael Styles came up with an idea: He wanted to bring solar panels to San Ramón, a bucolic town in the…
A new citizen group called “Hacia Basura Cero” ("Towards Zero Trash") joined the ongoing discussion over the government’s temporary ban on the thermal processing of solid waste…
The National Association of Municipalities (ANAI) on Wednesday will present a complaint to an administrative court challenging a moratorium on the use of trash to generate electricity.…
A delegation led by President Luis Guillermo Solís on Monday will meet with representatives of the Japanese government to sign a $550 million loan to finance the…
The World Cup games are over, at least for Costa Rica, and we’re more than proud of La Sele. It's been a landmark year for Costa Rica.…
Former NASA astronaut and Tico scientist Franklin Chang Diaz on Tuesday met with Costa Rican President Luis Guillermo Solís to deliver a series of proposals aimed at…
Small-scale energy production, such as solar panels, saw a regulatory hurdle removed, and its growth could help combat late dry season energy rationing and reduce the country’s…
By John McPhaul | Special to The Tico Times Staff Costa Rica Electricity Institute (ICE) Executive President President Teofilo de la Torre said ICE will resubmit a proposal…
Would Costa Rica destroy 10 percent of its National Theater to obtain a load of gold, or would it settle for a lesser amount and preserve a…