The executive president of the Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE), Carlos Obregón, said on Sunday that “it is very unlikely”t hat another national blackout like the from Saturday will happen again.
The hierarch said that the Costa Rican electrical system is not very vulnerable to failures that occur in other countries of the region, because it is designed with high security systems.
Obregón pointed out that in the face of extraordinary events, such as the failure in Panama that affected that country, Costa Rica and Nicaragua, the system is protected because it has to balance the charges.
The head of the ICE also explained that the blackout does not imply a reduction in consumer billing. He also argued that the cost of electricity depends on its sources of production and that in Costa Rica the average value is the second lowest in Central America.
Obregón also stressed that the cost of energy is not necessarily the reason why several companies move their investments to other countries in the region.
The blackout could have generated losses in excess of ¢ 10 billion. The last time Costa Riac was affected by such events was 10 years ago.