Costa Rica's Green Energy

Costa Rica is fulfilling its commitment to be friendly to the environment!  Anyone who has visited the Central Valley knows how strong the wind can be and now Costa Rica has decided to harness that wind and turn it into energy.

Workers are constructing the first wind farm in the country’s Central Valley near Santa Ana, just south of San Jose. The project is expected to become operational in August 2012, according to CNFL, a subsidiary of ICE, and will produce enough electricity to power about 6,000 residences.

Meanwhile, Blue Power & Energy has signed a US$80 million financing agreement with Banco Internacional de Costa Rica (Bicsa) for completion of a wind energy project in Nicaragua. The farm will be able to generate 39.6 MW of clean energy, providing annual savings of $22 million, said Energy Minister Emilio Rapaccioli.

For more information about clean enery initiatives throughout Central America, please see: http://thecostaricanews.com/wind-energy-catches-on-throughout-central-america/8642

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