Metro de Panamá awarded AES Panama, S.A. the contract to supply energy and meters, in the form of a Large Passive Customer of the Wholesale Electricity Market, for a 60-month period.
The companies that submitted their bids in the tender were AES Panamá, S.A. with a proposal of 0.06 per kilowatt-hour, Enel Fortuna S.A. with 0.06 per kilowatt-hour, Tecnisol II, S.A. with 0.07 per kilowatt-hour and Bahía Las Minas Corp. with 0.08 per kilowatt-hour.
In Panama, discussion continues over a bill that would modify regulation of the electricity sector, including, among the most controversial changes, setting limits on concessions granted to companies.
For months, the Trade and Economic Affairs Commission in the Assembly of Panama has been discussing Bill 573, which modifies the regulatory framework for the provision of electricity services.
The private sector warns about the market concentration that the Corporation AES could have if it wins the tender for 350 MW, where it presented the lowest bid.
In a letter sent by the Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture to Energy Secretary Victor Urrutia, it was indicated that according to the law, "... no market agent can apply for awards if the same exceeds 25% of national energy consumption.
The lack of an electrical transmission line from hydropower plants in Chiriquí stands out against the backdrop of energy rationing being suffered in Panama.
Meanwhile, the Electricity Transmission Company (Etesa) will have to compensate the losses which the generators AES Panama and ENEL Fortuna "... could experience with the delay in the commissioning of the third power transmission line which will connect Chiriqui, where most of the energy is generated, with Panama, the main center of consumption in the country."
Two companies, AES Panama and Fortuna, account for 47.3% of the power generation business in the country.
AES owns 31.4% and Fortuna 15.9% of the Panamanian electricity market. Nine other companies such as Alternegy achieved 5.7 % market share, BLM 8.3 %, Pan Am 8.6%, Pedregal 4%, Gena 2.1%, Tcaribe 3.4 %, IDB 6%, Ideal 8,1% and ACP 6.3%, ie the remaining 52.7 % .