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  1. Costa Rica aiming to become first CO 2 -neutral country

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    Wed, 29 Aug 2007

    29 August 2007 - Costa Rica hopes by 2021 to become the first country ..... unprecedented natural disaster." Although Costa Rica covers a mere 51 100 square kilometres ..... with our arms folded," Dobles said. Costa Rica 's strategy to reduce to zero the impact

  2. Ormat Technologies secures $65m contract for geothermal power plant in Costa Rica

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    Thu, 22 Jan 2009

    testing of Las Pailas Geothermal Plant, a new geothermal power plant that is to be constructed in Las Pailas Field, Costa Rica . The plant will be utilized by Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad ("ICE"), the Costa Rican national electricity

  1. ALSTOM wins order to supply hydro power equipment in Costa Rica

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    Fri, 20 Jun 2003

    June 20, 2003 -- ALSTOM has been awarded a turnkey order by Unión Fenosa Generadora La Joya S. A., in Costa Rica , to supply the complete electromechanical equipment for the 50 MW La Joya hydro power plant. The contract is valued at over 13

  2. Costa Rica to conduct 12 MW geothermal pilot project

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    Thu, 17 Feb 2011

    geothermal units producing 165.5 MW of electricity at the Miravalles geothermal resource, which represents 13 per cent of Costa Rica ’s total installed electricity capacity. Its geothermal resources are continuing to be developed in order to bring

  3. Spain eyes up Costa Rica for investment

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    Wed, 17 Nov 2010

    interested in investing in renewable energy projects in Costa Rica , according to statement from the Anabel González, the ..... well as biotechnology and tourism and infrastructure. Costa Rica , like many other Central American nations, could offer

  4. Mexico joins forces with Colombia and Costa Rica on carbon storage

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    Wed, 26 Aug 2009

    Mexico is working with Latin American peers Colombia and Costa Rica to curb greenhouse gas emissions via carbon storage ..... Mexico's environment secretary. "We are working with Costa Rica and Colombia on environment mitigation and education

  5. Costa Rica looks to Canada for renewable investment

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    Tue, 19 Oct 2010

    Costa Rican chancellor, René Castro, and the secretary of state of Canada, Peter Kent recently discussed Canada potentially investing in the Central American country to enable it to develop a number of renewable energy projects, according to a report in local newspaper Nicaragua Hoy.

  6. Union Fenosa wins 50 MW hydroelectric contract in Costa Rica

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    Thu, 20 Mar 2008

    Union Fenosa said it has won a contact from the Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) for a hydroelectric plant with potential capacity of 50 MW.

  7. ICE to invest US$9bn through to 2024

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    Fri, 11 May 2012

    Costa Rica 's state power company ICE plans to invest US$9bn in the Central American ..... over the next 10 years which will make use of the natural resources of Costa Rica ," Mayorga said on the sidelines of the 2nd BNamericas Hydro Power Summit

  8. Private generation capacity up 14% in 2011

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    Wed, 23 May 2012

    Costa Rica 's installed private generation capacity last year rose 14% to 374MW from 2010, according to statistics from public services