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Panama installs 143.4 MW of new solar in 2024

Panama built 143.4 MW of new solar in 2024, bringing its total installed PV capacity to 695.55 MW by the end of the year.

Panama preparing new renewables auction

Panama plans to launch a renewables auction by late October, with state-run Electric Transmission Co. (ETESA) set to submit tender documents for regulatory approval. The auction aims to secure long-term energy contracts for power distribution companies.

PowerChina to build 530 MW of solar in Panama

China Power Construction Corp. (PowerChina) is set to develop 530 MW of solar in Panama after securing an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract from local firm Sajalices Energy Co.

Panama preps for first solar-plus-storage event

Panama will host its first solar-plus-storage event, RE+ Centroamérica, on Dec. 4 and 5 at the Panama Convention Center in Panama City.

Panama launches energy auction

The Panamanian authorities have kicked off an energy auction open to new and existing power plants. Wind, solar, hydropower, and biomass projects are eligible to participate in the procurement exercise.

Panama cancels renewables auction

Panama has canceled an auction it announced in February for 500 MW of renewable energy capacity. It would have been the country’s first renewable energy tender in a decade and the first in Central America to include battery storage systems.

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New research claims PV outperforms afforestation in combating climate change

Scientists from Israel have calculated how long it would take for PV plants and afforestation projects to offset their warming impacts caused by the darkening of land. The results showed that in drylands, PV fields could be over 50 times more efficient than afforestation.

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Universal Solar to open 600 MW solar module factory in Panama

The US module provider said the panels produced at the facility will be 100 percent compliant with the U.S. Commerce Department’s Withhold and Release Order on Hoshine silicon.

Central America’s largest PV plant goes online

A new solar project has been switched on in Penonomé, in the province of Coclé, Panama. It was built with 450,000 solar panels and 89 inverters.

Panama could install 1.7 GW of distributed-gen PV by 2030

The government of Panama has outlined a new strategy for distributed-generation PV. The Central American country currently has an installed distributed-generation solar capacity of 46.63 MW.

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