Minae want to assume the permissions for use of solar energy consumption

April 24th, 2015

Minister of Environment and Energy (MINAE), Edgar Gutiérrez requested the Public Services Regulatory Authority (Aresep) to decide soon the request for clarification of the term of concession regarding solar generation project consumption.

"The rule is, what we have here is a stranded ARESEP interpretation. The term concession has a strong legal involvement, which makes the consumption within this scheme is not viable. So, what we are saying is that instead of granting it a permit, "he said.

According to the Minister, if the regulator defines that such consumption is not ARESEP competition, requested to be informed so that it assumes Minae.

"We occupy tell us and we begin to assume and give permission for people to start generating their own electricity consumption as a scheme. It left definition of the authorities who are competent, "he said.

The Minister said he had initially sent a note to the Board of ARESEP, in which he requested to leave in suspension Chapter 2 Standard Poasen to go forward and generating experience in the use of solar generation to consumption.

"The Board responds that do not give me sufficient technical arguments so that they can make decisions, so I sent a new note explaining why you think it should be stopped, and I have not yet received a response. So we have to solve this year without fail, we can not give long, there is a significant desire and very soon we will see in the ceilings of the house Costa Rica solar panels, "concluded Gutierrez.

Source: "La Prensa Libre"