How many wind farms are there in Costa Rica?

Thermal power plants with a nameplate capacity ≥ 200 MW. There are further thermal power plants with a smaller capacity. Currently, there are 13 wind farms in Costa Rica. The 3 wind farms with the biggest capacity are:

How has Costa Rica doubled its wind power?

Reventazón Hydroelectric Plant. Costa Rica doubled its wind power thanks to the construction of new projects, mainly private ones. In this way, the production reached 11.5% of the matrix. The electricity generated in the turbines moved by the wind continue increasing since ICE first incursion- in the Northwest part of the country, during the 1990s.

How much wind energy does Costa Rica have?

Costa Rica finished 2015 with an additional 59 MW of power generation in wind energy, after the inauguration of the Orosi plant (50 MW) in October and “Vientos del Oeste” project (9 MW).

Where are the wind plants located in Costa Rica?

The wind plants (the ones managed by ICE and by the private sector) are located on the mountaintops of Guanacaste and Zona de Los Santos. The biomass (from sugarcane waste) is located at the northwest part of Costa Rica and is bounded to sugar refineries.

Does Costa Rica need a strong energy infrastructure?

As a smaller nation with a population of only 5 million and no major industry, the need for strong energy infrastructure is less than for larger countries of higher population density. While Costa Rica's largest source of energy is hydroelectricity, other sources include geothermal energy, biomass, solar power, and wind power.

How many power plants are in Costa Rica?

Costa Rica has 27 utility-scale power plants in operation, with a total capacity of 1968.4 MW. This data is a derivitive set of data gathered by source mentioned below. Global Energy Observatory/Google/KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm/Enipedia/World Resources Institute/database.earth