Electricity Generation Expansion Plan 2014-2035 (Plan de Expansion de la Generacion Electrica)
The Electricity Generation Expansion Plan 2014-2035 projects that additional 6.1 GW of new power capacity additions will be added in Costa Rica by 2035. The main recommendation of the Plan is that 95% of those additions be of renewable energy type. The Plan provides technology splits to achieve that objective:
Targeted year | Technology | Capacity additions (MW) |
2035 | Hydropower | 3795 |
Geothermal | 690 | |
Combined solar PV, onshore wind and biomass | 802 | |
Cumulative capacity: 5287 MW | ||
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