Tender for Wind Farm Announced in Panama

The announcement was made by the National Secretary of Energy, Juan Manuel Urriola, at the opening of the IV Regional Integration Forum .

In addition, the strong winds in some areas of the country will be tapped by building the first wind project in the country, the tender process for which will start on November 8th.

An article in Prensa.com notes: "In the forum it was also reported that the electrical interconnection of Panama and Colombia is drawing closer, a project being jointly worked on by the Electric Transmission Company, Inc. (Etesa) and Interconnection Electric SA (ISA).

Etesa and Isa are the two companies responsible for carrying out the electrical interconnection project between Panama and Colombia. A direct current line of 600 kilometers, between the substations Cerromatoso in Colombia, and Panama II, in Panama, having an energy transmission capacity of 600 megawatts. "

Source: Prensa.com

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