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- Entering El Salvador
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Nicaragua's energy sources
As I understand it, Nicaragua gets something like 80% of its electricity from imported petroleum. It owes money all over the place for purchases of electricity from other countries. Much of this dates from its days under Soviet domination when it was being supplied with cheap petroleum.
Costa Rica is actually using geothermal energy, has been for years. Most of its electricity comes from hydroelectric plants but it does use a little petroleum based electric power and may well use more as the recent earthquake damaged a new hydro plant in construction. As for wind generation, just look at all the wind powered generators around Arenal Lake!
The projected dam on the San Juan river on the Costa Rican border probably will not work out. Presently Costa Rica has brought Nicaragua to face the courts in Holland for not respecting the treaty on navigation on the San Juan River. A project to flood some Costa Rican lands to the benefit of Nicaragua doesn't sound like it will be well received in Costa Rica.
The title of this letter rings hollow!