Puma Energy Invests in PanamaMonday, February 23, 2015 The company aims to increase its market share in the country and plans to invest $80 million in the construction of a fuel storage facility. The company is preparing to build its own infrastructure in order to increase its business in the Panamanian market. Besides the construction of the plant, Puma Energy is looking to venture into new lines of business, such as selling jet fuel and asphalt manufacturing and lubricants. Panama: License for 20 MW Solar ParkThursday, June 12, 2014 SDR Energy Panama SA has been granted a provisional license to build and operate a solar plant in the province of Chiriquí called Boqueron. From a resolution issued by the National Authority of Public Services (ASEP) Financing for 378 MW Gas PlantThursday, March 21, 2019 The U.S. government approved up to $350 million to finance part of the construction of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) power generation plant EDP in Acajutla, El Salvador. The U.S. government, through the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), approved the financing on March 20, 2019, according to the U.S. Embassy in El Salvador.
Union Halts Energy InvestmentThursday, April 3, 2014 Syndicalists from Empresa Nacional de Energía Eléctrica de Honduras are blocking the progress of the enlargement of the El Níspero dam, which will add 6 MW to its generation capacity. The installation of two new turbines by PHP Energy at the El Níspero dam could not be carried out because of a blockade put in place by a group of trade unionists from the Empresa Nacional de Energía Eléctrica. License Awarded for Solar Park in PanamaThursday, September 25, 2014 SDR ENERGY PANAMA has received a final license to build and operate for a period of 40 years a plant generating 49.5 MW of solar power in the district of Baru, Chiriqui. From a statement issued by the National Authority of Public Services in Panama (ASEP) Panama: License for 77 MW Solar PlantMonday, December 1, 2014 The company Luz Energy International Corp. has been granted a provisional license to build and operate a photovoltaic power plant in the district of Penonomé, Cocle province. From the order given by the National Authority for Public Services in Panama (ASEP): Solar Plant Project for $35 million in PanamaWednesday, February 4, 2015 An environmental impact study has been submitted for the construction of a solar power plant generating 19.8 MW in the village of Boqueron, Chiriqui. The Company SDR ENERGY PANAMA SA has submitted an EIS to build a solar photovoltaic plant with capacity to generate 19.8 MW, to be built in two stages, each of 9.9 MW. Costa Rica: 80 MW Wind FarmMonday, January 4, 2016 The Spanish companies Gamesa and Iberdrola Ingeniería have signed a contract with Globeleq Mesoamerica to build and operate four wind farms, each producing 20 MW each, in the province of Guanacaste. The project is called Alisios and includes the construction and operation under the turnkey format, of four 20 MW plants: Vientos de La Perla and Vientos de Miramar, located in the region of Liberia, and Altamira and Campos Azules, in the Tilarán region. Construction: What's Next in Central AmericaTuesday, August 20, 2019 An electric transmission line in Panama, a mixed-use building in Guatemala and the development of a residential project in Costa Rica are part of the investments planned for the coming months in the region. The interactive system "Construction in Central America", compiled by the Trade Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData, includes an up to date list of public and private construction projects that are expected to be built in the coming months. Panama: $150 million Wind FarmMonday, October 10, 2016 Plans are in place to develop a wind farm with 36 wind turbines called La Vikinga, in Santa Fe, Veraguas. The company Eólica Energy S.A. plans to develop the project in an area measuring 2,200 hectares, 1,327 hectares of which are in the protected area of the Santa Fe National Park. Panama: Only One Bid for Hydroelectric Chan IIWednesday, May 7, 2014 Three companies purchased the tender documents but only Odebrecht Energy submitted a proposal for the construction of the 213 MW dam. Following the expiration of the four month period to prepare proposals, the Brazilian Odebrecht Energy Luxembourg, was the only company that submitted a bid for the construction of the project, estimated at $1 billion. The company had to demonstrate its direct involvement in three other hydroelectric projects implemented in the form of design, supply and construction in the past 15 years and provide a bond for $75 million to support the implementation of the Chan II hydropower station. Panama: $300 million for Wind FarmFriday, December 19, 2014 The World Bank has approved a loan of $300 million for the construction of the second and third stages of the Penonomé wind farm, which will have a capacity of 215 MW. From a statement issued by the International Finance Corporation (IFC): Energy: $80 million for Wind FarmWednesday, January 17, 2018 With funds from the International Finance Corporation, Akuo Energy SAS will build a 50 MW wind farm in the Dominican Republic. From a statement issued by the IFC: Nicaragua: 12 MW Biomass PlantWednesday, April 15, 2015 The clean energy company VIASPACE has announced that it will be designing and building, together with the Nicaraguan company Agricorp, a plant which generates energy from waste. From a statement issued by VIASPACE: El Salvador: Large Scale Power Station Project Takes OffTuesday, January 19, 2016 Pacific Energy has announced its entry as majority partner in Invenergy in the project for making a 355 MW generator using liquefied natural gas, which has not yet been announced by the US company. According to statements made by the CEO of the company Pacific Energy (EDP), Alejandro Alle, published in an article on Elmundo.sv, the US company Invenergy LCC will acquire between 70% and 85% of Pacific Energy, facilitating the participation of multilateral credit agencies in the $800 million financing which is required. |
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