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05TEGUCIGALPA2309
2005-11-10 22:36:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Tegucigalpa
Cable title:  

MEDIA REACTION ON MAR DE PLATA AND CENTRAL AMERICAN

Tags:  OIIP KPAO PREL ETRD ENRG KSUM HO 
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UNCLAS TEGUCIGALPA 002309 

SIPDIS


DEPT. FOR WHA/PD; IIP/G/WHA DIPASQUALE; AND IIP/T/ES
DEPT. FOR EB/TPP DCLUNE, WHA/EPSC, AND WHA/CEN
DEPT. PASS USTR

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OIIP KPAO PREL ETRD ENRG KSUM HO
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION ON MAR DE PLATA AND CENTRAL AMERICAN
REFINERY, NOVEMBER 10, 2005

UNCLAS TEGUCIGALPA 002309

SIPDIS


DEPT. FOR WHA/PD; IIP/G/WHA DIPASQUALE; AND IIP/T/ES
DEPT. FOR EB/TPP DCLUNE, WHA/EPSC, AND WHA/CEN
DEPT. PASS USTR

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OIIP KPAO PREL ETRD ENRG KSUM HO
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION ON MAR DE PLATA AND CENTRAL AMERICAN
REFINERY, NOVEMBER 10, 2005


1. On 11/10 the San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo"
ran an op-ed by Tulio Mariano Gonzales entitled "Honduras
and the Possibility of a Central American Refinery." "The
Central American Integration System (SICA) is duplicating
efforts by negotiating with Mexico, Venezuela and Colombia
to build a gigantic refinery in the sub-region."

"Honduras, which lacks a defined energy agenda, hasn't
established a position."

"Actually, the necessity to guarantee enough supply, lower
costs, alleviate the energy crisis and strengthen commercial
trade, and assure the joint generation of electrical energy
have been discussed. Recently, Bay of Tela was technically
recognized for having unbeatable conditions for location of
this refinery."

"Taking advantage during the Fourth Summit of the Americas
in Mar de Plata, the exhausted Central American Presidents
and the weakened Mexican President agreed to boost the
context of the Plan Puebla Panama (PPP) to include the
electrical interconnection between the south of Mexico and
its neighbors, the construction of a refinery, a
hydroelectric plant and a gas pipe that will cross the whole
isthmus thru Colombia."

"It is a $3 billion initial investment. The technical
requirements to determine the depth, location, access, and
other requirements will be defined soon; the Trujillo Bay
meets these valuable factors and so the Government of
Honduras has the opportunity to take a step forward or to
continue being the Central American `cinderella.'"

Ford