What is the energy supply in El Salvador?

In 2019, total energy supply in El Salvador reached around 156 600 TJ (see Figure 5). That year, the renewable energy source with the largest share as part of the primary energy supply was bioenergy (19.6%), followed by hydropower (3.5%), geothermal energy (3.4%), and solar energy (1.1%) (CNE, 2020).

What is El Salvador's Energy Cabinet?

The Energy Cabinet is composed by the Presidential Commissioner for Operations and Government Cabinet, MINEC, CNE, CEL, SIGET and the DC. Until the 1990s, El Salvador maintained a vertically integrated structure in its power sector, with CEL as the country’s only state-owned generator.

What are thermal power plants used for in El Salvador?

Thermal power plants are at present used as a back-up for variable renewable energy (VRE) generation. Thermal electricity production in El Salvador is, however, sometimes costlier than importing electricity within the regional market, as will be presented in the section below.

Where does El Salvador import electricity?

The majority of El Salvador’s import transactions come from Guatemala, which accounted for over 67% of electricity injections into the SIEPAC in 2018. 2 Transmission rights (DTs – Derechos de transmission), is a system of trading the rights to using transmission lines.

Where does El Salvador's energy come from?

Energy context The bulk of El Salvador’s primary energy comes from fossil fuels. As shown in Figure 4, the total energy supply sources since 2010 have mainly been oil derivatives, such as gasoline, diesel, liquid petroleum gas (LPG), kerosene and bunker fuel (CNE, 2020).

How much electricity is produced in El Salvador?

The institution currently has a total installed capacity of 204.4 MW and a net production equivalent to 21.8% of the electrical energy produced in El Salvador. CECSA, a CEL subsidiary, is a company dedicated to the generation of electrical energy through small hydropower plants.