Central American Regional Programmatic Study for the Energy Sector : General Issues and Options - Sector Overview

The six Central American countries of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama share a long tradition of regional integration, including a common market, substantial intraregional trade, as well as coordinated commercial policies, such as the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) with the US. The most significant example of regional integration in the energy subsector consists of the Sistema de Interconexion Electrica para America Central (SIEPAC), an interconnection line that is expected to link the six countries in mid-2010. The creation of the interconnection has been a long-term effort, starting in the early 1990s and culminating in 2010. This report provides an overview of the energy sector in Central America, with a focus on the power subsector, and highlights the key challenges and options for meeting future energy and development goals. One of the main objectives of the study is to identify paths for collective action whereby individual countries, and the region as a whole, could benefit from a more integrated approach to developing energy infrastructure and connecting energy markets.

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Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank 2010-11-01
Subjects:	ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY, AFFORDABLE ENERGY, AGRICULTURAL RESIDUES, AIR CONDITIONING, ALTERNATIVE ENERGY, APPROACH, AVAILABILITY, BALANCE, BARRELS OF OIL, BARRELS PER DAY, BED COMBUSTION, BIOMASS, BIOMASS CONSUMPTION, BIOMASS ENERGY, BIOMASS FOR POWER GENERATION, BIOMASS GENERATION, BIOMASS POWER, BIOMASS USAGE, BIOMASS USE, CARBON, CARBON DIOXIDE, COAL, COAL PLANTS, COLLECTION COSTS, COLLECTION SYSTEM, COMPACT FLUORESCENT LAMPS, COMPETITIVE ELECTRICITY, COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS, CONSUMPTION OF ENERGY, CONSUMPTION OF OIL, COOK STOVES, COOKING, CRUDE OIL, CYCLE GAS TURBINES, DEFORESTATION, DEMAND FOR OIL, DEMAND GROWTH, DIESEL, DIESEL ENGINES, DIESEL FUEL, DIESEL OIL, DIESEL POWER PLANT, DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES, DOMESTIC ENERGY, DOMESTIC ENERGY PRODUCTION, DOMESTIC ENERGY RESOURCES, DOMESTIC OIL, DOMESTIC OIL PRODUCTION, ELECTRIC POWER, ELECTRICITY, ELECTRICITY BILLS, ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION, ELECTRICITY COSTS, ELECTRICITY DEMAND, ELECTRICITY GENERATION, ELECTRICITY PRICES, ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION, ELECTRICITY SECTOR, ELECTRICITY SUPPLY, ELECTRICITY TARIFFS, ELECTRICITY USE, ELECTRIFICATION, EMISSIONS, ENERGY BALANCE, ENERGY CONSUMERS, ENERGY CONSUMPTION, ENERGY COOPERATION, ENERGY DEMAND, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS, ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE, ENERGY INPUT, ENERGY INTENSITY, ENERGY MARKET, ENERGY MARKETS, ENERGY NEEDS, ENERGY POLICIES, ENERGY POLICY, ENERGY PRICES, ENERGY PRICING, ENERGY PRODUCTION, ENERGY SECTOR MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE, ENERGY SECURITY, ENERGY SERVICES, ENERGY SHORTAGES, ENERGY SOURCE, ENERGY SOURCES, ENERGY USE, ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS, EXCESS SUPPLY, FEEDSTOCK, FINAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION, FOSSIL, FOSSIL FUEL, FOSSIL FUEL RESOURCES, FOSSIL FUELS, FOSSIL-FUEL, FUEL, FUEL CONSUMPTION, FUEL FOR POWER GENERATION, FUEL PRICE, FUEL PRICES, FUEL STORAGE, FUEL TYPES, FUEL WOOD, GAS, GAS TURBINE, GAS TURBINES, GASOLINE, GENERATION, GENERATION CAPACITY, GENERATION UNITS, GEOTHERMAL ENERGY, GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES, GEOTHERMAL SOURCES, GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT, GREENHOUSE, GREENHOUSE GASES, GRID EXTENSION, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, GROWTH OF ELECTRICITY DEMAND, HEALTH HAZARD, HEALTH RISKS, HEAVY FUEL OIL, HIGH OIL PRICES, HOT WATER, HYDRO RESOURCES, HYDROCARBONS, HYDROELECTRIC POTENTIAL, HYDROELECTRIC POWER, HYDROPOWER, HYDROPOWER GENERATION, INCOME, INCREASING ENERGY EFFICIENCY, INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY, KEROSENE, KILOWATT-HOUR, LNG, LOW OIL PRICES, NATURAL GAS, NITROGEN, NITROGEN OXIDE, OIL COMPANIES, OIL COMPANY, OIL CONSUMPTION, OIL DEMAND, OIL EQUIVALENT, OIL PRICE, OIL PRICES, OIL PRODUCER, OIL PRODUCTS, PER CAPITA INCOME, PETROLEUM, PETROLEUM GAS, PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, PETROLEUM USE, PLANT OPERATIONS, POWER, POWER COMPANY, POWER GENERATION, POWER GENERATORS, POWER GRID, POWER PLANTS, POWER PRODUCTION, POWER SECTOR, POWER SECTOR POLICIES, POWER SECTORS, POWER SYSTEM, POWER SYSTEMS, POWER TRADE, POWER UTILITIES, PRICE VOLATILITY, PRIMARY ENERGY, PRIMARY ENERGY PRODUCTION, PRIMARY ENERGY SUPPLY, PRODUCTION OF ELECTRICITY, PROPORTION OF BIOMASS, QUANTITY OF ELECTRICITY, REFINED PRODUCTS, REFINERIES, REGULAR GASOLINE, RENEWABLE ENERGY, RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION, RENEWABLE ENERGY POTENTIAL, RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS, RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES, RENEWABLE GENERATION, RENEWABLE RESOURCES, RENEWABLE SOURCES, RENEWABLE SOURCES OF ENERGY, RESIDENTIAL CONSUMERS, RESIDUAL OIL, SMOKE, SOLAR HOME SYSTEM, SOURCE OF ELECTRICITY, SUGAR MILLS, SUGARCANE, SULFUR, SUPPLY COSTS, SUPPLY OF BIOMASS, SUPPLY OF ELECTRICITY, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, THERMAL PLANT, THERMAL PLANTS, TOTAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION, TOTAL ENERGY DEMAND, TRADITIONAL BIOMASS, TRADITIONAL ENERGY SOURCE, URBAN POPULATION, UTILITIES, VOLTAGE, WHOLESALE PRICES, WIND, WIND GENERATION, WIND POWER, WIND PROJECT, WIND RESOURCES, WOOD COLLECTION,
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