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Costa Rica, a renewable energy paradise

By France24
09 March 2023   |   5:18 pm
In this edition we take you to a small Central American country of just 5 million people, but where nearly 100 percent of the electricity is produced from renewables. Costa Rica is the El Dorado of green energy, mainly due to its investment in hydropower and geothermal energy.

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