Rising Gasoline Prices Are Shifting Central America’s Energy Industry To Cleaner Sources Of Fuel, Such as Hydroelectric Power In Costa Rica

Soaring international prices for oil and gas are driving the expansion of renewable energies in Central America, a region that has plenty of untapped potential for producing hydroelectricity, wind power and geothermal energy. “What stands out the most is that all the countries are interested in wind energy, and in continuing to make the most of hydroelectric power, with the development of large scale megaprojects,” said José María Blanco, head of the Fundación Red de Energía (BUN-CA), a Costa Rica-based non-governmental organization. Read Article