CostaRicaproducesalmostall of itspower fromrenewableenergy. Thestateelectricityagencyhas stated that in 2015 thecountryproduced99% of itsenergyfromrenewable sources.
In thefirsttwomonths of lastyear,thewholecountry operated on nothingbutrenewableenergy. In thefollowingmonths,97% came fromnon-fossilfuels. Therewere285dayswithoutenergyfrom fossilfuels.
According to the government, 80% of CostaRica'selectricity is produced in hydro-power and geothermalplants. TheCentralAmericancountry profitsfrom heavy rainfallandmanyrivers,which arethebasisforproducing electricity. Although lastyearwasverydry,CostaRicawasstillable to produceenoughhydroelectricpower.Geothermalenergycomesfrom hotspots andactivevolcanoes whicharespreadacrossthecountry.
In thefuture, however, CostaRicawants to becomeless dependent onwaterpowerandproducemoreenergyfrom solar andwindpower. Thetropicalcountryalsohasa hugebiomass potentialwhich can be turned intoenergy.
The4.5million inhabitants ofCostaRicahave profitedfromlowerenergyprices,becausethecountry doesnothave to importthatmuchoilandotherfossilfuels.Butthe transportation sectorstill depends heavily on fossilfuels.CostaRica wants to maketransportationfree of fossilfuelsby electrifying railroadsand introducing electrictaxisandbuses.
Throughitsenergy policy CostaRicahassent a signal to thewholeworldthat switching completely to greenenergy is achievable ifyoutry. Thegovernmenthassetan ambitiousgoal. It wants to becomecompletelyindependent fromfossilfuels by 2021.
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