Policies

VII National Energy Plan of Costa Rica 2015-2030

Source: JOIN IEA/IRENA Policy and Measures Database
Last updated: 8 February 2017

The main objective of the Plan is to guide future development of the power sector in Costa Rica. Main renewable energy related objectives outlined in the Plana are to: 

  • Develop the Non-Conventional Renewable Energy National Program.
  • Develop renewable energy sources inventories for biomass and hydro.
  • Update the Electricity Generation Expansion Plan every 2 years considering new technologies and optimizing technical criteria.
  • Execute the renewable energy generation projects following the short and medium-term objectives outlined in the Generation Expansion Plan as indicated in the below table:

Objectives

Targeted year

Annual renewable capacity additions

Short-term objectives (2015-2018)

2015 (Dec)

234.6 MW

2016 (Dec)

478.45 MW

2017 (Dec)

15.2 MW

2018 (Dec)

3.6 MW

Medium-term objectives (2019-2023)

2023 (Dec)

470 MW

 

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