Roundup: Cooperation, procurement, concession, appointment

Haiti and Vietnam signed an energy cooperation MOU that includes technical assistance in the areas of energy efficiency, grid planning and alternative energy sources.

Spanish energy research center Circe inked a cooperation agreement with Latin America and Caribbean energy integration commission Cier.

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On the procurement front, Honduras state power company Enee issued a call for a 21-month contract to supervise construction of substation La Entrada. (Information in Spanish available here.)

Nicaragua's energy and mines ministry seeks consultants to determine power need in isolated areas of north Atlantic autonomous region RAAN. (Reference terms in Spanish available at this link.)

Paraguay state power company Ande launched international tenders to supply materials for distribution and transmission projects. (Bidding rules in Spanish available here.)

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Costa Rica public services regulator Aresep reported that Toro Energía requested concession approval for a 20MW hydro plant in Venecia, San Carlos province.

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And Astor Escalante Saravia was sworn in as new head of El Salvador power and telecommunications regulator Siget.