Costa Rica.
In the last five years, wind power generation in Costa Rica has doubled, according to the Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE). In 2015, the Central American country managed to have 10% of total energy generated by wind, compared to 4.25% in 2011.
In Costa Rica, wind energy production is the third most significant, only behind hydro and geothermal. The country's incursion into wind-powered energy is relatively recent and dates back to 1996, when the first wind plant was installed in Costa Rica.
Costa Rica currently has eleven wind farms in operation, of which five belong to the private sector and two to the public, one is owned by a cooperative and three are part of companies. The largest Costa Rican production of wind energy is generated in summer, due to the intensity of the winds at that time. ICE analyzes 19 projects of this type that can be installed in the province of Guanacaste, in the northwest of the country.
