Nicaragua advances in electricity coverage and reaches 99,50%

Managua, Aug 12 (Prensa Latina) Electricity coverage is advancing in Nicaragua and at the end of July reached 99,50%, which benefits more than 1,308,000 homes with this service nationwide.

August 12, 2024
11:40

According to the bulletin Informe Pastrán, which quotes a statement from the Ministry of Energy and Mines, more than six million Nicaraguans enjoy electric energy, and the goal for this year is to conclude with 99,57% coverage.

The information disclosed specified that electricity generation with renewable energies reached 62,42%, while 37,58% was from other sources.

In this sense, it was learned that 0,75% of the generation came from solar energy; 9,49% from hydroelectric; 11,86% from geothermal; 15,09% from biomass; 12,97% from wind power and 11,85% from imports from the Central American regional market.

Thanks to the Sandinista government’s drive to achieve a high percentage of electricity coverage, Nicaragua is today the best country in the Central American region in this aspect, surpassing Costa Rica, which has 99,4%.

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