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Government Plans to Generate 67% of Electricity from Renewable Resources
Mar 29, 2008 – Vice Minister of Energy and Mines Lorena Lanzas confirmed government plans to reduce dependency on oil for the generation of electricity. Currently about 75% of the electricity produced in Nicaragua... Read the rest Iran to Loan Nicaragua $233.4M for Construction of Hydro-Electric Plant Mar 25, 2008 – On Mar. 12 Minister of Energy Emilio Rappaccioli announced that the Iranian government has approved a loan to Nicaragua of 150 million Euros (US$233.4 million) for the construction of a... Read the rest Mexican Leftist Leader Vows to Block Energy Reform Mar 24, 2008 – Houston -- Results of an internal party election in Mexico have raised fears of more political turmoil with possible implications for the United States as well. VOA's Greg Flakus has... Read the rest Government Concerned about Oil Price Increase but Doesn't Predict Blackouts for 2008 Jan 15, 2008 – On Jan. 3 Energy Minister Emilio Rappaccioli said there was "special concern" within the Nicaraguan government about the latest increase in the international price of oil. A new record of... Read the rest Venezuela Approves US$250M for Nicaraguan Refinery During Petrocaribe Summit Dec 25, 2007 – During the IV PETROCARIBE Summit in Cienfuegos, Cuba on Dec. 21 the Venezuelan government approved the immediate transfer of US$250 million to the Nicaraguan government for the first phase of... Read the rest Ortega Calls for Oil Import Nationalization; Fenosa Debt Threatens to Renew Power Outages Dec 19, 2007 – On Dec. 6 President Daniel Ortega announced that he had ordered Minister of Energy Emilio Rapacciolli and the directors of the Nicaraguan Energy Institute (INE) and the Nicaraguan Electricity Company... Read the rest Power Cuts Come to an End in Nicaragua Dec 8, 2007 – After a year and a half of daily power cuts of up to twelve hours, Minister of Energy Emilio Rappaccioli announced last week that as of Nov. 28 "electricity will... Read the rest Fueling Alternative Energy in Haiti Nov 13, 2007 – Miami -- The soaring price of oil is creating even greater pressure for energy companies and researchers to develop biofuels and other alternatives to take its place. The Caribbean nation... Read the rest Haiti's Hopes for Biofuels Rest on Jatropha Plant Nov 2, 2007 – Miami -- Haiti is looking to a small shrub called jatropha to fuel an alternative energy boom that may help cut the impoverished country's reliance on oil and charcoal. VOA's... Read the rest Storm Kills at Least 18 Mexican Oil Workers Oct 25, 2007 – At least 18 Mexican oil workers are now dead after an accident at an offshore oil drilling facility Tuesday in the Gulf of Mexico. The accident occurred when an oil... Read the rest Uribe, Chavez, Correa Inaugurate Gas Pipeline in Colombia Oct 12, 2007 – Colombian President Alvaro Uribe and two of his South American counterparts have opened a gas pipeline between Colombia and Venezuela. Venezuela's Hugo Chavez and Rafael Correa of Ecuador participated in... Read the rest Venezuela's National Assembly OKs Oil Joint Venture Deals Oct 3, 2007 – Venezuela's National Assembly has approved new joint venture deals with foreign oil companies, months after the companies were forced to give up their majority stakes to government control. The agreements... Read the rest ENACAL Begins Work on Water Project Which Aims to Benefit 300,000 in Managua Oct 1, 2007 – On Sept. 18 the state water company, ENACAL, headed by consumer advocate Ruth Herrera, began the initial stage of an ambitious project to extend the running water to 50 Managua... Read the rest Gas Shortage Continues While Economist Warns of Dire Effects of Unprecedented Oil Price Sep 30, 2007 – The shortage of gasoline in service stations across the country continued this week despite promises from government authorities and from the gasoline companies that distribution would be back to normal... Read the rest National Assembly Recommends Ruth Herrera Removal from ENACAL Sep 22, 2007 – On Sept. 13 the National Assembly passed a resolution recommending that the President Daniel Ortega remove Ruth Herrera from her position as Executive President of the state water company ENACAL.... Read the rest Exxon-Mobil and Petronic Sign Agreement Sep 21, 2007 – On Sept. 13 Rodolfo Zapata, General Manager of the Nicaraguan state oil company PETRONIC, and the representative of Exxon-Mobil in Port Corinto Gabriel Cedeρo signed an agreement which, they said,... Read the rest Exxon-Mobil Walks Out of Negotiations and Suspends Oil Imports, Creating Shortage Sep 15, 2007 – Exxon-Mobil walked out of negotiations with government representatives on Sept. 5 and created a gas shortage in the country through their belligerence. Exxon-Mobil is in a fight with the Venezuelan... Read the rest Government Increases Pressure on Exxon-Mobil but Still No Agreement Sep 6, 2007 – There is still no agreement between Exxon-Mobil and the Nicaraguan authorities to bring an end to the two and a half week long seizure of seven oil storage tanks in... Read the rest DGA Impounds Exxon Mobiles Storage Tanks in Attempt to Force Negotiation with PETRONIC Sep 1, 2007 – Nicaraguan Customs (DGA) has impounded a number of Exxon Mobil's oil storage tanks in the Port of Corinto. A judge in Chinandega ordered the seizure in response to unpaid business... Read the rest Nicaragua and Haiti Join PETROCARIBE Aug 14, 2007 – On Aug. 11 Nicaragua and Haiti became the two newest members of the energy integration initiative, PETROCARIBE, at the third summit of the organization in Caracas, Venezuela. PETROCARIBE was founded... Read the rest Lula Promises to Support his "Dear Friend" Ortega in Resolving Energy Crisis Aug 13, 2007 – On Aug. 7 the Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva arrived in Managua for a 24 hour official visit. During the trip he held two meetings with President Daniel... Read the rest Presidents of Venezuela, Bolivia, and Argentina Meet on Energy Issues Aug 10, 2007 – The presidents of Venezuela, Bolivia, and Argentina met Friday in the southern Bolivian town of Tarija. Venezuela's Hugo Chavez, Bolivia's Evo Morales, and Argentina's Nestor Kirchner signed agreements to share... Read the rest Union Fenosa and Government Sign a Partial Agreement of Understanding Aug 7, 2007 – On Aug. 2, after more than two weeks of negotiations, representatives of the Nicaraguan government and the Spanish multinational company Union Fenosa signed what was described as a partial agreement... Read the rest Union Fenosa Says Agreement with Government is Imminent While Ortega Ups His Criticisms Aug 2, 2007 – On July 30 the spokesman for the Spanish multinational corporation Union Fenosa, Jorge Katin, announced that an agreement with the government which guarantees that the company will continue distributing electricity... Read the rest Venezuela, Cuba to Begin Oil Exploration Off Caribbean Island Aug 1, 2007 – Venezuela's state-owned oil company says it is beginning to explore for oil in Cuban waters as part of a joint venture with the island's state-owned Cubapetroleo. Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA)... Read the rest Union Fenosa Reveals Fraud by its "Big" Clients While Energy Expert Reveals Fenosa's Fraud Jul 26, 2007 – On July 18 the Spanish multinational which owns the right to distribute electricity in Nicaragua revealed details of a report into electricity fraud committed by numerous large businesses including nightclubs,... Read the rest Bombing of Mexican Pipelines Puzzles Security Experts Jul 26, 2007 – Mexico City -- The July 5 and July 10 bomb attacks on natural gas pipelines in central Mexico led to the temporary shutdown of factories in several industrial cities and... Read the rest Chavez Lays First Brick on Oil Refinery Which Will Allow Nicaragua to Export Petroleum Jul 25, 2007 – On Jul. 20 the President of Venezuela Hugo Chavez laid the first brick on the construction site in the municipality of Nagarote, near Port Sandino, where the oil refinery "Supreme... Read the rest Union Fenosa Unveils New Electricity Rationing Plan to Avoid a US$50,000 Fine from INE Jul 24, 2007 – Solidarity conference participants witnessed personally the power crisis that Nicaragua has been confronting for almost three years and has been affecting virtually the entire country. In June, the government withdrew... Read the rest Blackouts Increase Across Nicaragua Jul 11, 2007 – Nicaragua loses 30% of electrical energy due to "technical problems and robbery," signifying energy sector losses of US$90 million a year, said Cιsar Zamora, general manager of the electric generating... Read the rest
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