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Geothermal energy source leads power generation in El Salvador

San Salvador, Aug 15 (Prensa Latina) Authorities informed on Tuesday that geothermal source of energy leads power generation in El Salvador.

Reports from the Directorate General of Energy, Hydrocarbons and Mines (DGEHM) unfolded to be the main source, followed by hydropower, noting that just in July the geothermal power plants of Lageo produced 129.34 GWh.

Those electricity advances in using renewable sources provide a significant benefit for the Salvadoran economy, since it allows to stabilize energy tariff.

The plants of the Executive Commission Hydropower in Lempa River (CEL), generated 79.94 GWh, to which was added the production of the small plants of Cucumacayan Electrical Company, which reached 3.77 GWh and Energetic Investments (INE) with 37.94 GWh.

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