electricity

Paraguay harnesses all energy from Yacyreta plant for the first time

Published on: September 18, 2023
15:52

Asuncion, Sep 18 (Prensa Latina) Paraguay started Monday, for the first time in its history, to harness the full 50% of the energy generated by the Yacyreta Hydroelectric Power Plant, operated in conjunction with Argentina.

Nigerians in darkness due to national power failure

Published on: September 14, 2023
13:45

Abuja, Feb 14 (Prensa Latina) It is of little use today for Nigerians to be citizens of the largest oil producer in sub-Saharan Africa in the face of an electrical failure that affected 223 million consumers.

DR breaks its own record in demand for electricity service

Published on: September 13, 2023
13:12

Santo Domingo, Sep 13 ( Prensa Latina) The Dominican Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM) informed that the country registered a new record in the demand for electricity service of 3,500 megawatts (MW), for an increase of 10,23% compared to 2022.

Antigua and Barbuda has its first LNG power plant

Published on: August 27, 2023
00:30

Saint John, Aug 27 (Prensa Latina) Antigua and Barbuda is running its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant, which could transform the country's energy sector.

Colombia denies sale of electricity to Ecuador

Published on: August 24, 2023
16:14

Quito, Aug 24 (Prensa Latina) The Minister of Energy and Mines of Ecuador, Fernando Santos confirmed today that Colombia denied the sale of electricity to Ecuador for the dry season, which will begin next October here.

Solar energy project benefits over 14,000 Hondurans (+Photo)

Published on: August 9, 2023
07:16

Tegucigalpa, Aug 9 (Prensa Latina) The Government of Honduras has implemented a solar energy project, which guarantees access to electricity for more than 14,000 people in the Brus Laguna community.

UN agency warns of serious electricity crisis in Gaza Strip

Published on: August 3, 2023
00:45

Ramallah, Aug 3 (Prensa Latina) The Gaza Strip has been affected by a chronic electricity deficit for a decade, which undermines the already fragile living conditions of two million Palestinians who live there, a United Nations agency warned.

Workers denounce energy privatization attempts in Ecuador

Published on: June 26, 2023
13:35

Quito, Jun 26 (Prensa Latina) Union organizations in Ecuador's electricity sector denounced that the Minister of Energy and Mines Fernando Santos today plans to create a trust that prioritizes the payment to private investors for the sale of energy.

Cuba makes progress in connecting water pumps to solar panels

Published on: June 24, 2023
01:00

Sancti Spíritus, Cuba, Jun 24 (Prensa Latina) Santi Spiritus is among the Cuban territories that have increased efficiency in pumping drinking water to communities, especially rural ones, with the use of solar panels.

Housing, food and electricity prices increase in Panama

Published on: June 19, 2023
11:04

Panama City, Jun 19 (Prensa Latina) Housing, electricity and food groups stand out as the most expensive in Panama, so says a report of the General Comptroller of the Republic.

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