Hydroelectricity in Costa Rica | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2019-02-08

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renewable_energy_in_Costa_Rica


00:02:07 1 Energy consumption in Costa Rica
00:03:55 2 Sources
00:04:04 2.1 Hydroelectricity
00:07:40 2.2 Geothermal power
00:09:36 2.3 Wind power
00:13:03 2.4 Solar power
00:18:24 2.5 Biomass
00:19:02 3 Energy organizations
00:19:12 3.1 Ministry of Environment and Energy
00:20:26 3.1.1 Sectoral Energy Department
00:21:11 3.2 Costa Rican Institute of Electricity (ICE)
00:22:53 3.3 Costa Rican Petroleum Refinery (RECOPE S.A.)
00:23:57 3.3.1 Hydrogen research
00:25:44 3.4 ACOPE
00:26:21 3.5 Consorcio Nacional de Empresas de Electrificacion de Costa Rica
00:27:12 3.6 Costa Rican Association of Solar Energy (ACESOLAR)
00:27:50 4 2015: 75 days of renewable energy
00:28:46 5 Carbon neutrality
00:32:20 6 Regulatory framework
00:39:54 7 Conflicts
00:40:03 7.1 Transportation
00:40:57 7.2 Reliability
00:41:52 7.3 Environmental and social impact
00:43:25 7.3.1 Controversy with El Diquís Hydroelectric Project



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Renewable energy in Costa Rica supplied about 98.1% of the energy output for the entire nation in 2016. In 2014, 99% of its electrical energy was derived from renewable energy sources, about 80% of which from hydroelectric power. For the first 75 days of 2015, 100% of its electrical energy was derived from renewable energy sources and in mid 2016 that feat was accomplished for 110 consecutive days despite suboptimal weather conditions. As a country, Costa Rica has a geographic advantage over others in that its high concentration per capita of rivers, dams, and volcanoes allow for a high renewable energy output. In addition, Costa Rica is the fourth highest nation in terms of rainfall per capita: it receives an average of 2,926mm of precipitation per year. 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. The 1948 elimination of the military of Costa Rica freed up millions of dollars from the government defense budget which are now invested in social programs and renewable energy generation. As president of Costa Rica in 1948, José Figueres announced that the nation's former military budget would be refocused specifically in healthcare, education, and environmental protection.While Costa Rica's largest source of energy is hydroelectricity, other sources include geothermal energy, biomass, solar power, and wind power.