Almost all electricity from Costa Rica comes from renewable sources since 2014

Costa Rica generated 98.53 The percentage of its electricity based on renewable sources in the last four years , using its rivers, volcanoes, wind and sun, reported Wednesday the state agency responsible for energy.

From June 1, 2014 to June 30, In 2018, the National Electric System produced 44,300.53 gigawatts / hour of electricity, of which 98.53% came from sources supplied with water, geothermal energy, wind power , biombad and sun, according to the Costa Rican Institute of Electricity (ICE). [19659005] "Basing its production on renewable resources allows the country to have one of the lowest greenhouse gas emission factors for electricity consumption on the planet ", said the ICE in a statement.

Costa Rica's electricity production in the past four years have used fossil fuels such as bunker and diesel, which power thermal power plants and generate gases responsible for global warming.

During the 48 months badyzed, the country of Central America spent 1,197 days with 100% renewable energy. matrix: seven wind turbines, six hydroelectric and one solar, ICE reported.

In addition, the clean electrical matrix was strengthened in 2016 with the entry into operation of the hydroelectric plant on the Reventazón River in the Caribbean, the largest of its kind in Central America

For the first quarter of 2019, ICE will integrate the Las Pailas II geothermal power plant, the most modern of the isthmus, into the faults of the Rincón de la Vieja volcano

. 77% of renewable energy comes from hydropower plants fed by river water, 11.92% from geothermal energy (volcanoes), 11.08% from wind energy, 0.73% from biombad (waste) and 0.03% of the soil.