From October 1, 2020, the analog television signal will cease to function in the provinces of Panama, Panama West and Colon, to switch to the digital signal.
Starts analog power off countdown for open TV signal. On October 1, 2020, the Digital Terrestrial Television open signal enters into force in Phase I in the provinces of Panama, Colon and West Panama, informed the National Authority of Public Services (ASEP).
Companies in the fuel industry put forward their observations on the bill that aims to regulate the public service of natural gas in Panama.
So far the National Authority of Public Services (ASEP) has received comments from 15 companies and organizations regarding the content of the draft law that aims to regulate the business of production and marketing of natural gas as a fuel in the country.
In the last 60 days, the ASEP has revoked four licenses that were granted provisionally to build four solar plants, which together added an installed capacity of 60 MW.
One of the licenses canceled by the National Authority of Public Services corresponds to the company GED Gersol Dos S.A. that had requested a license to build a photovoltaic generation plant in Divisa, province of Herrera, with an installed capacity of 8 MW.
The Public Services Authority of Panama has established a deadline of January 15, 2020 to begin the construction of the Bocas del Toro hydroelectric dam.
Empresa de Generación Eléctrica (Egesa) is expected to accelerate the process to find a concessionaire to take over the construction of the hydroelectric project, which was previously in the hands of the Brazilian company Odebrecht.
After suspending two power supply contracts with Bocas del Toro Energía and Coal Power, Etesa has announced that before the end of the year it will hire other generators to supply the 300 MW.
The contract with Bocas del Toro Energía, which included the Brazilian company Odebrecht, was canceled by mutual agreement, after the revelation of the corruption scandals in which the Brazilian company was involved.This energy supply contract was for 150 MW and the project had not yet started development.
The Public Services Authority is in the process of canceling licenses for plants for which construction has not yet started or are showing signs of not being able to move forward with projects.
To date the Authority of Public Services (ASEP), reports that it has canceled about 35 licenses and concessions for generation projects, using both thermal and renewable power plants.The total amount of MW that have been canceled is 700 MW in thermal plants and 150 MW in hydroelectric projects, which should have been ready in 2020.
The ASEP has reactivated the license granted to Panama NG Power to build and operate a 670 MW generating plant based on natural gas in Cristobal, province of Colon.
The licenseinitially granted in 2011, was canceledduring the current administration of the Public Services Authority (ASEP) because of delays in delivering information on Panama NG Power's project financing. Now,"... The appeal on constitutional guarantees granted by the Supreme Court to the company has forced the Asep to declare the license valid."
The project initially known as Chan II has been delayed because "the process of dialogue with communities needed for work to start has not finished."
The company Odebrecht Energy Luxembourg, now called Odebrecht Latin Fund, has twice requested the extension of the timeframe for construction of the project which was awarded to it in June 2014.According to the company, "...
Although the government has not yet reached an agreement with indigenous groups who are opposed to the dam, they have announced that the reservoir will be temporarily filled in order to carry out tests.
From a statement issued by the National Public Services Authority:
The filling up of the reservoir is temporary and for testing purposes only. The final filling up and the operation will not begin until the agreements from technical roundtables have been finalised.
Consideration is being given to removing the ceiling of 500 kW in installed capacity for solar power plants producing energy for self consumption.
The proposal by the Public Services Authority (ASEP) emerged as a result of the public consultation which was carried out on the rules to generate solar power for self consumption by households and businesses.
The Public Services Authority has announced a public consultation to regulate the relationship between the 'large clients' and third parties related to electricity services.
From a statement issued by the National Authority for Public Services in Panama:
The National Authority for Public Services (ASEP) announced that on Tuesday April 12 that they will start Public Consultation No.
A proposal is under public consultation to reorganize the radio spectrum frequency modulation band from 88 MHz to 108 MHz.
From a statement issued by the National Authority of Public Services (ASEP)
The National Telecommunications of the National Authority of Public Services (ASEP) is carrying out the public consultation No.002-2016, in order to receive feedback and comments on the "Proposal to allow exchange between concessionaires of the Main Open Radio Frequency operating in the Frequency Modulation Band (FM) ".
The tender for the 45 modulated frequencies is planned for October 2016 and will include 3 between Panama and Panama West, 30 in Darien, 2 in the central provinces, 2 in Chiriqui, 1 in Colon and 7 in Bocas del Toro.
With the "Reorganization of the FM frequencies" plan being carried out by the National Authority of Public Services (ASEP), the aim is to comply with international standards, which require that there is a minimum separation of 400 KHz between each frequency.
The National Plan for Modified Frequency Allocation is under public consultation, and is expected to begin in 2016.
In the new plan it states that 140 MHz more will be added to the current frequency bands, which will be redeployed from next year, explained Edwin Castillo, Telecommunications director at Asep to Anpanama.com .
As part of the plan to reorganize the modulation frequency band, segments will be modified and frequencies will be freed up so that they can be granted in concession.
The Regulatory Authority for Public Services (ASEP) announced that the process starts now and will end on January 9, 2016, and from that date it will be able to tender the frequencies that have become available.
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