Costa Rica

The Costa Rica Institute of Electricity (ICE) has recorded savings of $87,000 and 200t of avoided CO2 with switch to electric vehicles (EVs).

Advances in the development of new green hydrogen production plans are being reported out of Bolivia, Peru and Costa Rica.

Costa Rica state electricity and telco provider Grupo ICE had 475,979 smart meters in use at December 2020.

Grupo ICE, Costa Rica’s state electricity and telco provider, is partnering with municipal development association IFAM to create smart neighbourhoods.

The Costa Rica Institute of Electricity (ICE) has begun installation of 28 fast electric vehicle (EV) chargers across the country.

The introduction of electric buses in Costa Rica is to be encouraged with a promotional charging rate set by the Regulatory Authority for Public Services (ARESEP).

The government of the Republic of Costa Rica has signed decrees to encourage the adoption of electric or zero-emission vehicles.

In Costa Rica, a utility consortium has selected Itron to improve operations of grid networks using an advanced metering infrastructure.

Costa Rican Electricity Institute has partnered with Masdar to improve its portfolio of renewable energy resources. The two parties signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to cooperate on smart energy and smart city technologies. Masdar and...