The Public Services Authority of Panama (ASEP) should now stop work on the hydroelectric 85MW plant, to restore the original concessionaire, Lisac´s company.

Zelideth Cortez´s article in Laestrella.com.pa reported that "It all started when, in December 2006, the ASEP decided to take the award for the execution of the hydroelectric project given to Mina Hydro-Power Corp., arguing it had violated the contract, since it should have begun construction of the hydroelectric plant in October 2006. Subsequently, in May 2007, the Public Services Authority granted execution of the hydroelectric project to Ideal, SA.

The completion of the construction of the hydroelectric plant had been announced for September 2010.

Source: laestrella.com.pa

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