Nicaragua Fuel

Further information may also be found at the following links:

4.7 Nicaragua Fuel Provider Contact List

 http://www.mytravelcost.com/petrol-prices/  (updated monthly) 

Puma Energy is the main importer of oil and its derivatives as well as fuel distribution Nicaragua. Currently the system of import is through Albanisa, government-controlled company, who brings him Venezuela. All their including gas stations, assets is in charge of most of the imports of crude oil and refined in the country.

  Albanisa, Nicaraguan and Venezuelan company capital imports and distributes oil in the country. Imported oil is received and stored in the terminal of Puerto Sandino, where it has warehouses for storing up to 648.3 mb of crude. This raw material is then taken to the only refinery in Nicaragua -located near The Lead-slope.

DNP-Petronic: Nicaraguan Petroleum Distributor: Distributes fuel at about 75 stations nationwide.

The fuel prices have increased in recent years, although the country has the oil from Venezuela, through ALBANSA. The price of fuel is due to the general instability of the international market, which has had a direct impact on the local economy and in particular by the WFP logistics activities in the RAAN, where fuel costs, especially for transport by ship, are extremely high (considering that most outboard motors used require a blend oil because they are 2-stroke engines (a fuel mixture 7 liters of oil marine-1L). on the other hand, UN agencies have not yet reached an agreement with the local government for the availability of free fuel service.

Fuel availability is not a problem in the Pacific, as there is a wide distribution network of fuel stations mediantes. A bit more limited in the Caribbean Coast, due to the long distances, where you can locate gas stations. You can have one or two stations in each municipality. So it is important to carry reserve fuel when the displacements are made in this area.

The Managua airport has three refuellers five thousand, eight thousand and ten thousand gallons respectively. The JET A-1 is refined in Nicaragua. The fuel supply has never been a problem during an emergency in Nicaragua. There are refineries in neighboring countries, including Alajuela (Costa Rica), Acajutla (El Salvador) and Puerto Cortés (Honduras).

No floor in the other airports and airfields in Nicaragua. When the planes leave Managua carry enough fuel to return.

Fuel Pricing

The monitoring of fuel prices is performed by the Nicaraguan Energy Institute. Prices of Petrol, Diesel and Kerosene, are not regulated by the state; these are set by each of the Distribution Companies operating in the country. Despite having an agreement with Venezuela and have the lowest taxes in Central America fuel cost is still high compared to other countries in the region. This affects all sectors.

Seasonal Variations 

No seasonal variation in relation to the fuel

Fuel Transportation

The transport of fuel to the internal of the country is carried in trucks by land. Fuel distributors have adequate and sufficient vehicles for humanitarian actions. In case of emergency fuel delivery RAAN can negotiate with PETRONIC directly.

Due to the large area that comprises 32,159 kilometers RAAN and the minimum infrastructure maintaining a constant supply of fuel is expensive and unregulated nature of the region allows prices to fluctuate.

Private stations in the RAAN fuel supplied by the state-owned fuel Petro-Nic who have the right to set their prices independently.Normas, Calidad y Testing 

Standards, Quality and Testing

Nicaragua Transporters

Ground transportation in Nicaragua is regulated by the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure MTI. There are specific regulations for collective urban and interurban transport private. Freight transport will operate only vehicles that meet technical standards, the features and technical specifications which have been laid down in Regulation 524 of this Law Act trucking.

The transfer of special cargo higher than the parameters previously established weights and dimensions, require a special permit and a liability insurance and casualty, this insurance shall be acquired Nicaraguan border posts should not have it.

In the Pacific region, there ease of renting trucks of any capacity and can be hired when required. through private owners, cooperatives or unions.

In the RAAN Region 4x4s are mandatory for all roads and can also be a must during the rainy season on the main roads. Heavy transport available in the primary (dirt / gravel) roads up to 15 tons, the transport market in the RAAN is mainly composed of 6X4 and 6X6 Russian Kamaz Kamaz and Super.

Limited commercial fleet available in the RAAN and RAAS, but arrangements can be made with traders in the Pacific for the lease of the truck fleet.

For information on transporters contact details and fleet sizes, please see the following link:

4.8 Nicaragua Transporter Contact List

Nicaragua Additional Service Providers: Vehicle Rental, Taxi Companies, Freight Forwarding Agents, Handling Equipment, Power Generation and ISPs

For information on Nicaragua additional service provider contact details, please see the following link:

4.9 Nicaragua Additional Service Provision Contact List

Vehicle Rental

In Nicaragua there is availability, and transportation providers for humanitarian actions required by WFP.

Supplier list in Vehicle Rental Ver. Availability of suppliers to provide this service even in humanitarian situations.

Taxi Companies

There service availability even in humanitarian conditions. Small vehicles are properly identified four persons and legal documentation.

Freight Forwarding Agents

There service availability and businesses have adequate vehicular fleet as the applicant's claim.

Electricity and Power 

The energy generation in the country recorded a cumulative growth of 5.7 percent in June 2014 (5.7% in the same period of 2013), the renewable component the main source of generation (53.0%) in the semester. In the second quarter, the generation grew 5.4 percent year on year (6.0% in the first quarter of 2014), quarter was influenced by the seismic events of April and maintenance of Carlos Fonseca plant. Moreover, the
domestic fuel prices reflected monthly variation of 2.2, 0.8 and -0.1 percent for regular gasoline, super and diesel, respectively. This behavior was in line with the monthly increase of 3.3 percent in the price of foreign gasoline. Finally, the average spot price of WTI June was $ 105.1 per barrel (10.3% year on year) .The energy sector in Nicaragua has been evolving and developing with great
dynamism in the last five years with major public and private investments nationwide.

There is evidence in the improvement in the coverage of electrical services, from 63 percent in 2008 to 76 percent in 2012. The installed capacity of 2012 saw an increase of 68 percent compared to 2006; further that there has been a diversification generation methods. This has enabled supply the demand of the domestic market and target energy exports in the future via the Electrical Interconnection System for Central America (SIEPAC) project.
Nicaragua is the Central American country with the lowest electricity generation and the lowest percentage of population with access to electricity.

The Management of Isolated Systems Operation (DOSA), is the area of the Nicaraguan Electricity Company (ENEL) for supplying electricity services in the regions of the North Atlantic, Central and Southern Spain (23 sites), which benefiting more than 22,000 customers, including government entities, resorts, schools are. The electrical service has grown in the area of the Caribbean Coast of Nicaragua by more than 100 percent as of 26 thousand beneficiaries in 2007 users, happened to 62 000 people from 42 communities in the northern Caribbean, exactly the municipalities of Bonanza Rosita, Siuna, Puerto Cabezas and Waspam Prinzapolka first have access to electricity.

In Nicaragua, the company Dissur-Disnorte, owned by the Spanish Union Fenosa, controls 95% of the distribution.

ENTRESA (National Electricity Transmission Company SA de Nicaragua) is responsible for the operation, management and maintenance of high voltage network in Nicaragua. In Nicaragua, 100% transmission is controlled by ENATREL, which is also in charge of the expedition system.
The electrical system in Nicaragua has the National Interconnected System (SIN), covering more than 90% of the Pacific, Central and North of the country. The remaining regions are covered by small isolated systems experience frequent blackouts generation (RAAN, RAAS).
The SIEPAC the country's electricity grid will integrate with the rest of the Central American countries, which is expected to improve the reliability of supply and reduce costs.
The length of the transmission network is 1,923 kilometers, made of 335 miles of 230 kV, 138kV and 922 kms 666kms of 69 kV. The distribution network consists of 71 sub-stations.

• Residential: 0,137 US $ per kWh

• Commercial: US $ 0.187 per kWh

• Industrial: 0,101 US $ per kWh

Nicaragua's electricity production in 2013 came in 58% of renewable sources (hydro, geothermal, biomass and wind) which is a record for the country. It is expected that by 2017 the installed capacity is of 94% renewable energy, and 6% of thermal energy. The installed capacity by 2013 is 1,300.00 megawatts (MW), 48.88% more generation capacity installed in 2008 which was 740.29 MWs

Nicaragua Manual Labor Costs

According to the provisions of Ministerial Agreement No. 625 3/1/2014-laey the Labour Code

The normal working day is determined by law or by agreement between the parties, either in the individual employment contract or collective agreement. It is classified in: Day: the day when it meets between 6 am and 8 pm. Maximum hours allowed by law: 8 hours per day; 48 weekly. Night: when the time is fulfilled between 8 pm and 6 am the following day. Maximum hours allowed by law: 7 hours per day; 42 weekly. Mixed: hours of day and night work. Maximum hours allowed by law: 7½ hours daily; 45 weekly.

Nicaragua Telecommunications 

For information on contact details, please see the following link:

4.9 Nicaragua Additional Service Provision Contact List

The telecommunications sector in Nicaragua is fully privatized and is considered one of the most modern in Central America. The telecommunications regulator is the Nicaraguan Institute for Telecommunications and Post (TELCOR). Through TELCOR, the Government of Nicaragua seeks to promote, facilitate and regulate the provision of services that generate communications, acting as regulator of the activity, encouraging and stimulating the participation of individuals and intervene when necessary to ensure the universal access to information.

Nicaragua offers redundant fiber connections High quality via three international submarine cable systems (ARCOS-1, MAYA-1, Energy). Among the largest providers of telecommunications industry in Nicaragua are: Tigo Business, BT, Claro, IBW, Ideay, Telefónica, Yota, among others.

Are available in Nicaragua the following services: • Internet: Fractional DS3 Service until full. • Voice Connect: analog or digital lines. • 4G: WiMAX Technology through fiber optics and wireless (microwave) for Internet and mobile telephony

The Nicaraguan Institute for Telecommunications and Post (TELCOR) is the "Regulator" Services Telecommunications and Postal Services, a state institution, which has the functions of the normación, regulation, technical planning, monitoring, implementation and enforcement Laws and Regulations governing the installation, interconnection, operation and performance of the Services Telecommunications and Postal Services.

The companies involved in the telecommunications sector in Nicaragua are transnational Mexican America Movil, Carlos Slim, the Claro brand, and Telefonica of Spain, it did with its subsidiary Movistar. Also in this country are present Russian state company Rostejnologuii with Yota Mobile WiMAX, and IBW Holding SA, which offer Internet service.

Connecting cables are offered by clear in two modes Basic Cable and Digital Cable, also offers clear house which includes the three services (telephony, internet and cable television) including different prices according to customer satisfaction.

Phone calls through fixed are relatively inexpensive, but the cell phone calls are still quite expensive (U $ 0.20 + vat and outside the network U $ 0.28 + vat.). The fixed telephone network has not reached many rural areas, however, and often in people these areas rely on cell phones.

Internet usage is increasing across the country, with more Nicaraguans who connect to the Internet every year and cyber cafes that allow cheap internet access to large sectors of the population. Connecting cables are offered by clear in two modes Basic Cable and Digital Cable, also offers clear house which includes the three services (telephony, internet and cable television) including different prices according to customer satisfaction. In the rural areas is very common cable television service via satellite antennas for connection.

The two companies that dominate the Nicaraguan market are Claro and Movistar. These companies supply the entire Nicaragua of its various services and products which include: cell, conventional lines, internet, cable television, other. These companies offer their customers a variety of offers and promotions to remain in the company. Cost per minute within the network is US $ 0.20 + vat and outside the network U $ 0.28 + VAT. Both companies offer free messaging services.

In January 2012 YOTA entering the country, the first 4G Internet company in Nicaragua. The cost of the modem is C $ 800.00 vat and combo YOTA, for C $ 2.400 + VAT.

Nicaraguan Institute of Telecommunications (TELCOR) is responsible for regulating all telecommunications services.

A series of laws regarding radio frequencies, operators, service connections and facilities are regulated by TELCOR.

Communication equipment must be licensed with TELECOR.

The licensing procedures mean:

Submit application form Telcor license below along with the documents.

Legal Documentation:

• Basic Agreement NGO Organization
• Power to the national representative of the organization

Technical Project Information:

• Technical capacity of the organization.
• System topology describes location and interaction in the network.
• Description of system operation: how the service will be provided.
• Inventory list of all equipment in the system.
• The technical specifications of all equipment supplied by manufacturers.
• Licensing rights processing (TELCOR contact us for more details)
• One year of payment.

Humanitarian existing telecommunications system

UHF Network in Nicaragua operates through six relay stations, which is intended to cover the strip of Pacific from Rivas, south of Granada, Carazo, Masaya, Managua, Leon and Chinandega.

The whole system is dysfunctional due to age repeaters and lack of maintenance. Most agencies use the satellite phone communications during an emergency are in remote areas.

In the Pacific and all municipalities, both cell and landline carriers are used for regular and emergency communications. Motorola UHF equipment is used for portable radios, bases and repeaters, and HFen case CODAN

Nicaragua Food Suppliers, Accommodation and Other Markets

For information on contact details, please see the following links:

4.9 Nicaragua Additional Service Provision Contact List

Nicaragua is a country of farming traditions. Has a total of 3.6 million hectares of great fertility. Approximately 70% are not being carved and 60% of the country are wooded areas with lush vegetation and fauna.

The basic grains are the primary diet of the Nicaraguan population. 79% of the national production of basic grains (rice, beans, maize and sorghum) is in the hands of small and medium producers (PMP). The production of basic grains is one of the main pillars of the Nicaraguan economy, the increase in food prices, rising input and transport from increased fuel prices, offers an opportunity and demand investment in food production.

However, there are many factors affecting the productivity of staple grains such as availability and access to certified seeds (quality: genetics and plant); scarce and expensive resources for credit; insufficient technical support, production in marginal areas for cultivation; climate change; insufficient infrastructure for storage and limited market development.

Currently the country produces 1.2 million tons of grain for their own consumption. Nicaragua has production shortfall in rice, sorghum and yellow corn; not in national red white corn and beans. However there are conditions to increase domestic production, up to 5% according to projections from 2013 to 2014 MAG.

Main Food Suppliers

The Nicaraguan Basic Food Company (ENABAS) is part of the Public Agricultural and Rural Sector is dedicated to providing services Processing and Storage of basic grains in support of the Productive Sector Priority Small and Medium producers, with a presence of many years. ENABAS Infrastructure consists Metal Storage Silos and distributed throughout the national territory with a storage capacity of 185,000.00 ™. This company operates as a provider in an emergency and price regulators as required by the Act.

AGRICORP is one of the leading producers of Nicaragua rice and wheat flour. The other company products include rice, beans and baked goods. The flour mill has two plants in Chinandega, near Port of Corinto.

Mills of Nicaragua, S.A. (MONISA), Nicaragua is a private equity firm with over four decades in the market. Produce and sell wheat flour, balanced animal feed and chicken. Production plants make use of good manufacturing practices (GMP) and are certified food safety standards (HACCP) to guarantee the quality and health of all its products.

Accommodation

In Nicaragua there are hotels of various categories from small family hotels and hotels to luxury, quality, service and international prestige. In the country there is capacity for accommodation in humanitarian contexts that provide customer safety. Intercontinental Metrocentro, Managua Intercontinental, Princess, Holiday Inn, Hotel Barcelo Managua, Hotel EX, Hotel Camino Real, Hotel Las Mercedes: Here hotels regarded as the safest presented.Ver detalle de Hoteles Anexo 2.4.9

Additional Operational Support

According to WFP demands, other non-food vendors in the local markets as tents, water pumps, pipes, water tanks, computer equipment / computer, office furniture, drinking water, among others. Have the capacity to meet the demands in humanitarian contexts.

Nicaragua Waste Management and Disposal Providers

Nicaragua has three technical standards governing the design of landfills and waste management: Technical Standard (05 013-01) for Environmental Control of Solid Waste Landfill for non-hazardous.

This standard is to establish the general and specific criteria, parameters and environmental specifications for the location, design, operation, maintenance and closure or closure of the disposal of non-hazardous solid waste in landfills.

Nicaraguan Mandatory Technical Standard Environmental Management, Treatment and Disposal of Solid Waste non-hazardous (05 014-01). This standard is to establish the technical and environmental criteria to be met in the implementation of projects and activities management, treatment and disposal of non-hazardous solid waste, to protect the environment. Technical Standard for the Management and Disposal of Hazardous Solid Waste (05 015-02). This standard is to establish environmental technical requirements for storage, collection, transportation, treatment and disposal of hazardous solid waste generated in industrial activities and establishments providing medical care, such as clinics and hospitals, clinical laboratories, laboratories production of human and veterinary rabies centers and biological agents, teaching and research.[1]

"Every day, on average, every inhabitant of the city of Managua produces 0.7 Kg. Of solid waste, while the residents of the rest of the country, on average, generate 0.50 Kg. / Day of waste. Based on the above figures, experts estimate that the total solid waste generation nationwide, reached the sum of 3,500 ton / day, equivalent to an annual production of 1.2 million tonnes. Only four in ten households eliminate waste through a collector or depositing it in a landfill or in an approved container truck. This means that most households, 56.6%, burning, burying, throws a vacuum or property, spear into a river or stream. "[2]

The solid waste collection is performed in 75 of the 153 municipalities in garbage trucks administered by the mayors of each municipality. The coverage is partial, because some areas are difficult to access, which means that there are several areas in the country that lack this service. Waste collected in the country, 94% being poured into tanks or open dumps or are burned to reduce its volume. Moreover, hospital and industrial waste, which in most cases are toxic or dangerous, do not have special treatment and personnel handling equipment is not provided with prevention.[3] But there are some companies like ECOTRASA that provides hazardous waste management.

The mayor of Managua has a fleet of 70 garbage trucks with established routes for garbage collection to household level three times a week. These wastes are deposited in the landfill The Chureca that for years had been the largest landfill in the country and now has a treatment plant with a capacity to process 1,200 metric tons of solid waste produced Managua every day. Waste is also deposited in the landfill located in the municipality of Mateare about 20 Km from the capital.

Every municipality in the country has its landfill or landfill and operate according to the dynamics of each municipality administered by the Municipal Mayors.