The latest report of the General Comptroller of Panama, details that in the first five months of 2019 were generated 4,634 million kwh, equivalent to a 3.9% increase over the 4,460 million offered in the same period of 2018.

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The figures specify that from January to May the country offered 2,149 million kwh of electricity generated from renewable sources, including hydropower, wind and solar, a figure that is 35.9% lower than the 3,355 million kwh reported in the same period of 2018.

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For the periods concerned, thermal power generation increased by 107%, from 1.02 billion kWh to 2.12 billion kWh.

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