The plant that AES El Salvador has inaugurated in La Union, required a $160 million investment, and has 44 thousand polycrystalline-type photovoltaic modules, in an area of 149 sqm.
Pasaquina is the first of ten solar power generation plants that AES El Salvador and Corporación Multi Inversiones plan to build in the three phases of the project. It is expected that the plants will start operations gradually over the next two years.
A bill is being prepared in El Salvador to reduce energy consumption in public entities, through replacement of equipment and new infrastructure.
At the beginning of next year, the Salvadoran Energy Council will be presenting a bill to the National Assembly, which will represent an investment of $70 million.
Elmundo.sv reports that "...In 2015, a feasibility study was carried out with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to create this trust, which is expected to reduce energy consumption in public institutions through means of replacing equipment and infrastructure with things that are more environmentally friendly and which have less power consumption."
The Panamanian Chamber of Solar Energy is inviting domestic and foreign companies in the sector to join this new union.
From a statement issued by the Panamanian Chamber of Solar Energy:
Panama March 16, 2016. A group of leading entrepreneurs in the clean and renewable energy sector have announced the creation of the Panamanian Chamber of Solar Energy (Solar Chamber) with the purpose of promoting solar energy in the country.
The company SkyPower has said it will invest in Panama $1 billion over 5 years in the construction of power plants and a solar energy research center.
After meetings with President Varela in the US, one of the largest solar companies in the world issued a press release announcing the construction of wind farms that will generate up to 500 MW, with an investment of one billion dollars.
The tariff proposal of the Public Services Authority for large-scale solar power generation establishes that plants of more than 1 MW can sell each Kw / h between $0.0751 and $0.1794.
From a statement issued by the Regulatory Authority for Public Services (ARESEP)
The state run power company is preparing a contest to award two private plants with a contract for the supply of 5 MW solar power each.
From a statement published in the Official Newspaper of Costa Rica, La Gaceta :
The Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) wishes to communicate to those interested in participating in the sale of electricity generation, under Chapter I of Act No. 7200, using photovoltaic solar plants, that the call for the selection process thereof will be published as soon as the Regulatory Authority for Public Services (ARESEP) defines and publishes, the reference rates for these power plants.
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):
A provisional license has been granted to the company Farallon Solar 2 SA to build and operate a photovoltaic power generation plant in the district of Anton in the province of Cocle.
From the order given by the National Authority for Public Services (ASEP):
The company Ingenio Solar SA has been awarded a provisional license for developing and operating a photovoltaic power plant in the district of Aguadulce, Cocle Province.
From the order given by the National Authority for Public Services (ASEP):
Is is resolved:
"... FIRST: TO AWARD to the company INGENIO SOLAR, SA, registered on Listing 847094, Document 2693450 of the Public Record A PROVISIONAL LICENSE for the development and operation of a photovoltaic generation plant called INGENIO SOLAR, to be located in the village of Llano Sanchez, district of Aguadulce, Cocle Province, with an installed capacity of 10.0 MWn; For these purposes, the certificate for Provisional License, registration No.246-14, is issued. "
Compañía Solar de Panamá has been granted a provisional license to build and operate a photovoltaic generation plant called Scott Solar, in the district of Penonomé, Cocle province.
From the order given by the National Authority for Public Services (ASEP):
Resolves:
"... FIRST: AWARD to the company called COMPAÑÍA SOLAR DE PANAMÁ, S.A., registered on Listing 836044, Document 2616416 of the Public Registry, a provisional license for the construction and operation of the project called SCOTT SOLAR photovoltaic generation plant, to be located in the village El Coco, Penonomé district, in the province of Cocle, with an installed capacity of 77 MW. For these purposes, the certificate of registration No.226-14 Provisional License is issued.
A final license has been granted to the company Bosques Solares de Cocle for the construction and operation of a photovoltaic power plant in the district of Agua Dulce, Cocle province.
From the order given by the National Authority of Public Services (ASEP)
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