In 1890, just eight years since Thomas Alva Edison built the first power plant, and when San Salvador just had 32 thousand inhabitants, a group of entrepreneurs founded the first power company in El Salvador.
A November 17, 1890 CAESS born to be a reference in the electricity sector, the emblem of the drive and vision of the Salvadorans. For 120 years CAESS lights daily from El Salvador, responding to the needs of the population, trade and industry our country. Thus, it has fulfilled its responsibility to deliver reliable and clean power, becoming a source of pride for all Salvadorans.
These 120 years of existence have given CAESS solid experience. currently serves over 527 thousand customers in a geographic area of \u200b\u200b4.572 km2, serving 75 municipalities in the departments of Chalatenango, Cuscatlan, Cabanas, northern part of San Salvador and San Vicente. It also has a productive force of more than 650 employees who exemplify commitment to the company, customers and the community.
CAESS is part of the country's history, from its beginnings as a company that generates energy through a hydroelectric turbine allowed to illuminate the center of the capital, brings energy to the lives of Salvadorans, the drive to modernize and development.
Backed AES group, which brought the focus of the successful pursuit of operational improvements, standardization of processes and the exploitation of synergies, CAESS seeks to reap more success and become a reference in the electricity sector in the country as well as good security practices, operational excellence and corporate social responsibility.
The dynamism of today's world has required great versatility to adapt to new realities. The speed with which we have been able to create our future, to reinvent ourselves, has been ensuring the success of our ongoing challenges.
CAESS joins forces today, brings together experiences, share successes with other power distribution companies AES In El Salvador, guided by a vision, that gives you energy everyday work and provide quality service our customers. CAESS has had and has the power to create the future we want.
Some important milestones
1890: Founding of the first electric company in El Salvador, CAESS, with a generating plant located in Agua Caliente, Soyapango.
1930: CAESS company began operating as Public Lighting.
1945: creates the Lempa River Hydroelectric Executive (CEL), which took in charge of the production of hydroelectric power in the country. From that moment, CAESS is dedicated to the distribution of electricity.
1990: 100 years old CAESS service to the community, then gave the electrical service to 373 000 clients distributed in its service area.
1995: CAESS is restructured creating CAESS South CAESS CAESS East and North, which today are known as: DELSUR, EEO and CAESS respectively.
1997: Companies of Spain, Venezuela, Canada, the United States and other countries, come to El Salvador to learn more about the privatization process and participate in the auction of the distribution companies.
1998: On 19 January, the government of President Armando Calderon Sol, CEL through, making the auction and sale of companies DELSUR, EEO, and CLESA CAESS latter under the administration of CEL. EDC, Venezuela's energy group, under the name of ENERSAL, acquired the shares of CAESS and EEO. In October 1998, through CAESS EDC acquires 97% stake in DEUSEM.
2000: The AES Corporation acquired a majority stake in Venezuela EDC group and hence their assets abroad, so as CAESS, EEO and become DEUSEM companies AES El Salvador, together with CLESA, which had been acquired by AES during privatization.
2000: With support from the Government Municipalities and community organizations, are initiated rural electrification programs, bringing electricity to more than 25 000 families and ensuring electricity to rural communities with limited resources.
2007: CAESS, along with other AES distribution companies in El Salvador, initiated an educational project, to bring knowledge on all topics related to electrical energy to schools and communities served, and to train adults in the building trades to assist them in developing a productive activity. Besides actively participating in a recycling project that directly benefits the two reserves most important forest of El Salvador, national parks volcanoes and the Impossible.
2009: Fomilenio CAESS and started an ambitious rural electrification project that aims to benefit thousands of families in northern Chalatenango and Cuscatlan.
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