Funding entity Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad
Participated by Grupo Mercados Energéticos Consultores
The objective of this project is to support Grupo Mercados Energéticos Consultores to identify the criteria and long-term methodologies for the definition of electricity tariffs for Costa Rica. In order to reach this objective, different aspects are analyzed:
-structure of the Costa Rican electricity system
-consumption patterns for the different kind of consumers,
-separation for the different activities and division of costs,
-technological challenges that the sector is experiencing such as the distributed generation, in self-generation mode as well as owned by distribution companies,
-definition of tariff groups and exemptions of consumers groups
-tariffs components and new possibilities that smart meters provide, among other aspects
Tarifas-Costa-Rica