El Salvador's El Chaparral dam to be late and costly

In 2008, the government of El Salvador launched the contraction of the El Chaparral hydroelectric dam that was to cost $219 million and be ready by 2012.

Now construction is slated to be completed next year, and with a current price tag of $400 million, after years of severe storms and errors in planning.

The dam will have a capacity of 67 megawatts, said David López Villafuerte, president of the state power utility.