'There is no 100% guarantee, no'

In few words.

August 23rd,2014.

The ICE is unable to control certain variables that make up the final tariff. Although you could gamble in calculating ups and downs for the last quarter of this year, how did to calculate the behavior of the climate and the international prices for over 2015?

We are clear; there are many variables. But the technical group ICE has much experience in making probabilistic analysis to determine what are the conditions that may occur in the coming year and how you can handle.

"There is no 100% guarantee, no, but we believe we did the calculations are correct and that we will be able to maintain what we promised."

Are you aware that you are unable to guarantee that? On the other hand, the ICE request flat rates does not necessarily mean ARESEP approval.

Well, there's a difference: we have the best intentions to work because it suits the country. Even this has meant sacrifices ICE: cost adjustments and accept that you will not receive monies already spent immediately. This acceptance allows one to go arranging things, also thinking that the plant enters 2016 Reventazón (...). We have made an analysis considering all possible variables.

"If I said, 'I guarantee that 100%? 'Thus possibly say no, because if not, tell me I'm a liar. "

ARESEP said not dare to promise rate stability just so complex that it is this assertion.

In life there are no absolute certainties. No, no, see, honestly, one in life and in the technical field makes risk calculations, we have always done in the construction (...). I say that with knowledge, with historical research we have done, more than 100 years of precipitation ...

While nobody expected as abnormally dry year.

Yes, of course. And what we have done is to assume that next year will be a dry year with conditions similar to those that occur this year.

If the ICE must resort to even greater costs, will continue, like, asking ARESEP rate 91 ¢ per kWh?

That's what we did; go and talk to ARESEP respecting their methodology. We use it so that, once you determine the value, do not change it, but make such a distribution.

Source: 'La Nación'