COOPESANTOS
The electric energy sector in Costa Rica has certainly evolved by integrating the different population sectors to the country ’ s distribution networks . Since the 1960s , Coopesantos has been an important player in this industry and has also evolved through a 50- year operation from being a power distribution company to a vital energy generator .
The partnerships established by Coopesantos throughout the years have successfully translated into more and better services for its users , such as cable TV and internet , and fibre optic connectivity since 2017 in select areas , offering these services to 50 % of its power distribution network .
Coopesantos ventures into power generation have led the company to invest in renewable energy sources , being consistent with the Coopesantos philosophy , directed to benefit the co-op ’ s associates and the served communities .
Operating under such principles has resulted in outstanding benefits , especially for economies in Latin America , not least because Coopesantos service fees have not been raised once during the last four years .
In a bid to bring services to the largest amount of Costa Ricans possible , Coopesantos is the only company carrying broadband data transmission to a native reservation , benefitting the Quitirrisí community in the San José province .
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102 March 2018