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Electricity
Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica: One of the first cities with electricity
Alejandro Zúñiga
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September 30, 2021
In 1884, San José, Costa Rica, became one of the first cities in the world to be illuminated with electric lighting.
Central America
Power outage due to unknown failure affects Central America
The Tico Times
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July 7, 2021
Honduras and Nicaragua, having been the most affected, will have a delay of three to five hours in restoring power.
Electricity
Costa Rica explores using the ocean to generate electric power
The Tico Times
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January 27, 2020
The generation of maritime energy is technologically viable, but it is currently not very accessible from a financial point of view.
Costa Rica
Costa Rica launches special credits for electric cars, taxis and buses
The Tico Times
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October 1, 2019
Each of the three state banks presented their loan proposals to boost electric transport and replace fossil-fueled vehicles.
Central America
System failure causes power outage through much of Central America
The Tico Times
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September 16, 2019
A failure in a regional electrical interconnection system on Monday caused a blackout in Honduras and Nicaragua.
Climate Change
Costa Rica inaugurates country’s largest solar park
Alejandro Zúñiga
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March 31, 2019
Costa Rica on Saturday inaugurated the country’s largest solar park, which the government says will provide electricity to 5,000 homes.
Electricity
Almost all of Costa Rica’s energy has come from renewable sources since 2014
The Tico Times
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July 12, 2018
Just 1.47 percent of Costa Rica’s electricity from June 1, 2014 to June 30, 2018 used fossil fuels.
Environment and Wildlife
Costa Rica Power lines and wildlife electrocutions: Finding a solution
The Tico Times
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July 6, 2018
Power companies have made some efforts to mitigate problems.
Costa Rica
ICE seeks annulment of $112 million payment to Italian company
The Tico Times
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December 20, 2017
The state-owned Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) asked for an annulment of the mediation proceedings that require the institute to provide a large payment...
Business
Power overload in Panama causes outage in Costa Rica
L. Arias
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July 2, 2017
Traffic Police Director Mario Calderón reported that there were 71 accidents during the power outage throughout the country.
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