The Costa Rican electrical model, the neoliberal reform and energetic transition

 

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Autore: Lizana-Moreno, Fernando
Natura: artículo original
Status:Versión publicada
Data di pubblicazione:2024
Descrizione:This text summarizes the effects of the neoliberal reform driven in the decade of 1980 worldwide to liberalize the electricity markets. The detail of the unequal level of progress that this reform reached in the Central American region is presented, especially in the case of Costa Rica where a model of “exclusive buyer” of electricity was maintained by a public enterprise, the Cost Rican Electrical Institute. The failures and achievements of this reform are contrasted with the requirements that resulted from the current technological disruption of the electrical systems and the energy transition required to mitigate climate change. It is assessed the relevance of the initiative driven by the Costa Rican government to liberalize the energy market with the adjustment requirements of the national electrical system in the long run. It is concluded that it necessary to refocus the current efforts to reformulate the electrical system, facilitating the energy transition and fostering the construction of a sustainable and decarbonized post-transition scenario.
Stato:Portal de Revistas UNED
Istituzione:Universidad Estatal a Distancia
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UNED
Lingua:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.investiga.uned.ac.cr:article/5460
Accesso online:https://revistas.uned.ac.cr/index.php/espiga/article/view/5460
Keyword:Descarbonización
Evolución de los sistemas eléctricos
Mercados eléctricos
Decarbonization
Evolution of electrical systems
Electrical markets