Is it tiered?
If so, how much in Cordobas is the basic rate? Cordobas per kWh?
How many kWh allowed under the basic rate (tier)?
How expensive can residential kWh get in Cordobas and for how many kWh?
Is 240 volts single-phase (dos hilos) available in rural areas?
Thank You.
I dont think there is a flat rate. What i pay outside of Managua is different than my friend pays inside the city. Which is also completely different than another friend pays who lives only 3 KM from me outside the city.
How much power you actually get is a toss up. I have a 200 amp box but I could not run a 60 amp on demand water heater, had to switch to a 30 amp as there is not that much power to the house. There are very few transformers and way to many people on each one. I think the cost of power has a lot to do with where you live and possibly what color you are.
Hi,
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It flares more gas than any other country and jet engines are cheap and can be hauled any where with a small truck and be producing power with in minutes!
Electricity itself is still not available in many rural areas of northern Nicaragua so asking about the availability of 240 seems somewhat insulting and depends upon what can be rigged, etc. On the other hand, for a larger than average house in a barrio of Esteli, where welding repairs draws upon the current used monthly as well, the average electric bill ranges between 300-400 cords/month.
I'm no electrician, but when we built and welded a large water tower in our backyard, our welder needed 220. We only have 110 coming into the house. So, he grabbed a wire from the main line and somehow put the two lines together to get 220 so he could weld.
Our neighbors live in a tiny shack with a couple of light bulbs and a small refrigerator that they unplug at night. Since they use very little electricity, their bill is always under 250 cords a month.
We lived with a broken meter for 6 years. So we had to bypass the meter to get electricity into our house. The meter reader would come to our house every month and read the same numbers every month. It took over a year after we put a work order in for the electric company to install a new meter. As a result, our electric jumped from 150 cords a month, to 1,200 cords a month. We don't have air-conditioning...only fans, a refrigerator, and lights. Our friends who live in Granada run an air-conditioner in their bedroom. Their last bill was over $350 dollars, not cords.
In April, the electric rates jumped up over 7%. Like Dolly says, it depends on your location. And when our community transformer broke, we all had to pitch in and buy a new transformer from the electric company...over $2,000. I think they took a new transformer from a neighboring town to give to us. The electric company, Union Fenosa, pulled out of Nicaragua because they were losing too much money. It's common for many people to throw a wire on the main line and steal the electricity for their homes.
