# Costa Rica electrical system modernization efforts > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/costa-rica-electrical-system-modernization-efforts > Updated: 2026-09-21T15:22:54.000Z. Sources: 7. Developments: 2. Costa Rica is pursuing efforts to modernize its national electrical system to address rising demand and energy security. The National Liberation Party (PLN) introduced legislative initiatives to prioritize domestic consumption, strengthen technical decision-making through the Electrical System Operation and Control Directorate (DOCSE), and provide tariff credits for energy conservation. These proposals faced opposition from the ruling Partido Pueblo Soberano (PPSO), which characterized the initiatives as a ‘smoke screen’. In parallel, the Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) secured $300 million in financing from the European Investment Bank and the French Development Agency to strengthen transmission and distribution networks. Despite this funding, an audit by the Comptroller General of the Republic (CGR) identified significant management failures, including cost overruns and project delays lasting between 1.5 and 6.6 years. The CGR warned that these bottlenecks and long wait times for grid connections could impede the country’s decarbonization goals and the integration of renewable energy. ## Timeline ### 2026-09-21: Costa Rica secures $300M for grid modernization amid audit warnings Costa Rica’s ICE has secured $300 million from European institutions to modernize its power grid, despite audit warnings of major project delays and cost overruns that threaten renewable energy goals. 6 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/costa-rica-ice-transmission-projects-face-delays-and-cost-overruns ### 2026-09-14: Costa Rica's PLN proposes new energy security and electrical modernization laws Costa Rica's PLN has proposed new energy security laws to prioritize domestic supply and protect tariffs, but the ruling PPSO party has rejected the initiatives, calling them ineffective. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/costa-ricas-pln-proposes-new-energy-security-and-electrical-modernization-laws --- Cite as: Costa Rica electrical system modernization efforts. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/costa-rica-electrical-system-modernization-efforts