AES El Salvador Inaugurates its New Integrated Operations Center

May 28, 2025

With an investment of US$ 7.3 million, AES El Salvador has launched its new Integrated Operations Center, a modern facility that will enable efficient, intelligent, and centralized monitoring and management of its electrical distribution network through various technological platforms. This will benefit the 1.6 million customers of its companies: AES CAESS, AES CLESA, AES EEO, and AES DEUSEM.

Abraham Bichara, Executive President of AES El Salvador, highlighted the importance of this initiative as the beginning of "a new digital era" in AES's operations. "Today, we are not only inaugurating a new center; we are opening the doors to a more modern energy future, integrating cutting-edge technology into our operations and placing our customers at the heart of everything we do," he stated.

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For his part, Daniel Bernardez, Operations Vice President at AES El Salvador, emphasized that this advancement represents "a qualitative leap in the company's technical and operational capacity," as it combines modern infrastructure with top-tier digital platforms.

"The Integrated Operations Center emerged in response to key challenges in the electricity sector, such as the need to manage from a single location the different technologies required for efficient electricity distribution, including: operational and commercial platforms, smart grids – or better known as Smart Grid – among others," detailed Bernardez.

The new Operations Center has national reach and is supported by an alternate center located at AES CLESA's technical plant in San Rafael, Santa Ana, ready to be activated in case of any contingency.

Both Bichara and Bernardez agreed in acknowledging the effort of the teams that made this advance possible. "What once seemed like a long-term vision is now a tangible reality. This is an achievement with a human face," concluded Bichara.

With this inauguration, AES El Salvador solidifies its commitment to innovation and development, marking a new direction in the evolution of Salvadoran electricity distribution, thus accelerating the future of energy.