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Two wind farms in Costa Rica have received approval to supply electricity to the regional grid, adding new renewable generation to a system that links six Central American countries.
The Regional Electricity Interconnection Commission authorized Eólico San Jorge and Vientos de la Montosa to connect their plants, each with a capacity of 20 megawatts, to the Central American Electrical Interconnection System, known as SIEPAC. Both projects are located in Guanacaste and had secured electricity-supply contracts from Costa Rica’s state-run electricity utility, ICE, in 2024.
The approvals arrive as a joint report by the OECD, CAF, the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, and the European Union highlights regional electricity integration as a potential driver of investment and trade. The report describes SIEPAC as Latin America’s most advanced energy-integration initiative, with the capacity to help lower electricity costs, strengthen energy security and supply industries that need reliable, lower-carbon power.
SIEPAC has connected Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama since 1996 through a physical transmission line and a regional wholesale electricity market. Its purpose is broader than moving power from one country to another: integration can let countries share renewable resources and support industries that depend on a stable electricity supply.
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