San salvador new energy storage

Does El Salvador have a renewable resource potential?

While the country has recently made significant advances in diversifying its energy supply, much of its renewable resource potential remains untapped. In terms of installed power capacity, by 2019, El Salvador’s solid biomass had reached 298 MW while biogas totalled nearly 7 MW (IRENA, 2020a).

Does El Salvador need a regional energy strategy?

El Salvador benefited greatly from regional energy integration and plays an active role in the MER. The country should therefore incorporate the Regional Energy Strategy 2030 in its national long-term planning eforts. This is in line with the country’s overall development strategy and assures the participation of both public and private sectors.

Where does El Salvador import electricity?

The majority of El Salvador’s import transactions come from Guatemala, which accounted for over 67% of electricity injections into the SIEPAC in 2018. 2 Transmission rights (DTs – Derechos de transmission), is a system of trading the rights to using transmission lines.

How much thermal capacity does El Salvador have?

In the last five years, the average annual growth rate of total installed capacity has been around 6%. Since 2013, however, there have been no new additions of conventional thermal capacity (which in El Salvador has traditionally corresponded to fuel oil and bunker fuel).