Published on Wednesday, August 28, 2024

By the A.M. Costa Rica staff


 

The Electricity Institute (ICE) now provides electricity service for the first time in six districts in Costa Rica's rural zone.

The project cost more than $2.8 million, which was funded by ICE and the Rural Development Institute.

The plan includes power for the districts of Coyolar and San Ramón in Guanacaste Province, Guarumal and Guarumito in San José Province, Chánguena in Puntarenas Province, and Jerusalén in Heredia Province.

To power 250 houses, the infrastructure required 24 miles of wiring, 30 concrete poles, and ten electric power transformers.

According to the Public Services Regulatory Authority, (Aresep), Costa Rica's power grid covers 99.5% of the national territory.

The accessibility of power in these communities is a result of recent infrastructural upgrades in rural areas. Electricity was just made available for the first time in Puntarenas Province's indigenous territory.

Recently, the ICE announced the plan to provide a prepaid electricity supply.

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