Guatemala City, March 7th, 2022. – The incorporation of electric buses into the TRANSMETRO public transportation system of the municipality of Guatemala is advancing steadily in the process of implementing the new Line 5, which is already in the testing phase, thanks to the feasibility study of the pilot project financed by the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) as part of the ...
San José, August 14, 2019.- The Ministry of Environment and Energy (MINAE) together with the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) and the United Nations Environment Program (UN Environment) officially launched the project “Development of an energy efficiency market for lighting, air conditioners and refrigerators in Costa Rica.” Participants in the event launch included Vice ...
San Salvador, December 13, 2021.- A total of 152,000 students and 6,650 adults in 190 schools in El Salvador will improve their health by eliminating the use of firewood for cooking and replacing it with 380 biodigesters that will generate biogas as energy, through a US$1.0 million non-reimbursable financial cooperation grant from the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI). In ...
Panama City, July 20th, 2021.- A total of 114,130 Panamanian electricity system users are the direct beneficiaries of the construction of the Gas Natural Atlántico (GANA) Power Generation Plant and the North Coast Regasification Terminal (CONO), financed by the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) for US$140 million. The execution of the works was completed in 2019 and, according ...
Tegucigalpa, septiembre 27, 2020. – With the firm commitment to comply with its environmental responsibility and overcoming the challenges of the new normality, the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) ratified for the third consecutive year the Certification of the Environmental Management System -EMS- ISO 14001:2015, with zero non-conformities by the certifying entity, ...
Tegucigalpa,August 1st, 2023.- The Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI), committed to contributing to the fight against climate change, has incorporated electric bicycles into its vehicle fleet in Honduras. The equipment has a range of 50 - 100 km, with a 750 watt motor that reaches speeds of 50 km/h, acquired for security personnel to carry out inspection rounds at its ...
Managua, November 5th, 2020.- Aimed at improving the quality of life of vulnerable small coffee and cocoa producers, including indigenous and afro-descendant populations in the North and South Atlantic Autonomous Regions, the Adaptation to Market Changes and Climate Change Effects Program (NICADAPTA), an initiative financed by the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI), is making ...
Tegucigalpa, June 5th, 2021.- On June 5, the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) joins in the commemoration of World Environment Day by reaffirming its commitment to environmental and social sustainability in its daily work and operations. As part of its 2020-2024 Institutional Strategy, CABEI agreed to only finance projects whose environmental, social and climate risk ...
Tegucigalpa, June 6th, 2022.- In the framework of World Environment Day, 500 new trees were planted by volunteers from the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) Headquarters in the United Nations Park El Picacho, as a way of compensating for the environmental impact of its operational and administrative activities. The initiative is carried out in partnership with the National ...
Managua, August 27th, 2022.- With the purpose of contributing to the environment’s care and preservation, around 500 fruit trees were planted by the Central American Bank for Economic Integration’s (CABEI) collaborators joined by their relatives in the Natura Reserve located in the Villa El Carmen area in Nicaragua. This is part of the actions conducted by the multilateral bank through its ...