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Cost Of Electrical Power kWh in Cordobas?Country forums / Central America / Nicaragua | ||
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. | 1 | |
Welcome to Nicaragua.... Iran needs to build a nuclear power plant...STAT! | 2 | |
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. | 3 | |
Hi, | 4 | |
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. | 5 | |
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. | 6 | |
Sounds like when the circuoso came to town, tossed cheater wires atop the power lines and the whole pueblo went dark. | 7 | |