From 25 to March 27 companies and industry experts will be meeting in Panama to discuss issues such as financing, government policies and technology.
The conference called Central America Solar Power Generation (SPG Central America) will be held at the Intercontinental Playa Bonita Resort & Spa. It will include the participation of 20 local generating companies, utilities companies, distributors and government representatives from the countries of the region are expected.
The company SunEdison has obtained a multilateral international loan to build three photovoltaic power generation plants with a combined capacity of 81.7 MW.
From a statement released by the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE):
BELMONT, California, Dec. 15, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- SunEdison Inc. (NYSE:SUNE), a leading solar technology manufacturer and provider of solar energy services, announced today the closing of an approximately $146 million USD non-recourse debt financing arrangement with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) and the OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID).
The intense media apparatus unleashed by solar panel producers should not make us avoid the necessary analysis of the real possibilities currently offered by this technology for homes.
In addition to the cost of purchasing and installing a solar panel, the climatic conditions of our tropical countries must be taken into account and the amount of energy this form of alternative energy produces during wet periods.
A Canadian company will supply PV modules for two plants to be built in southern Honduras which will produce a total of 145MW.
From a statement issued by Canadian Solar Inc .:
Canadian Solar Inc. today announced it has entered into a sales contract to supply photovoltaic (PV) modules for two projects totaling 146.4 MWp, utiliy scale, in Honduras.