Nicaragua Advancing In Wind
Energy
WASHINGTON (UPI) -- Nicaragua secured
its commitment to green energy technology by
awarding a 30-year license for wind farms in
the country, advocates said.
The Nicaraguan Ministry of Energy and Mines
granted Nicaragua's Blue Power & Energy a
30-year license for a 22-turbine wind farm
that could produce 39.6 megawatts of
electricity.
PRONicaragua, a non-profit economic advocacy
group which has offices in Washington, notes
that Nicaragua has the potential to generate
800 megawatts of power from wind energy,
which represents about 17 percent of the
current renewable energy potential for the
country.
The Nicaraguan government in 2008 and 2009
awarded several wind energy licenses to
bring to the total installed capacity to 100
MW.
"This demonstrates the government of
Nicaragua's commitment in working actively
to promote renewable energy projects in the
country in pursuit of transforming the
current oil-based energy generation matrix,"
said the advocacy group.
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