The solar parks in Miravalles and Juanilama in Guanacaste, operated by the Costa Rican Institute of Electricity and Coopeguanacaste, as well as the cooperative solar park located in San Carlos and promoted by Coopelesca, are the three most relevant projects in terms of centralized generation of solar energy in Costa Rica.
However, the possibilities that our country has to give greater predominance to this renewable source within the national energy matrix have not yet been sufficiently explored, at least to produce energy on a massive scale.
“Solar energy is an excellent substitute for other forms of generation such as geothermal or hydraulic, especially in the dry season when solar radiation is stronger thanks to our geographical position. Generating companies should see it as an ally”, says Víctor Vega, president of the…