Energy Demand Continues to Increase

In Panama there was an additional demand for 10 MW in a single day, highlighting a trend driven by the rapid growth of the economy.

Thursday, May 31, 2012

On Tuesday 29 May, the National Dispatch Centre of the Electricity Transmission Company (Etesa) recorded an additional demand of 10 megawatts nationwide.

"The increase in demand changed the registered amount of 1,355 megawatt which has been stable since April 16 and took it to 1,365 megawatts. The peak demand was recorded at about 2:00 pm last Tuesday when it most of the public and private offices were open," reported Prensa.com.

The main factor attributed to this phenomenon of a greater demand for energy is the use air conditioners in residential and commercial establishments.

In Panama, 89.2% of customers are residential, according to the classification reported by the National Authority of Public Services. Following this are customers who engage in commercial activities, 9.3%, followed by the Government, with 1.20%.

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