{"id":37948,"date":"2017-07-27T01:12:53","date_gmt":"2017-07-27T05:12:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.escapeartist.com\/?p=37948"},"modified":"2020-09-14T05:22:12","modified_gmt":"2020-09-14T10:22:12","slug":"panama-hot-spot-for-solar-energy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapeartist.com\/blog\/panama-hot-spot-for-solar-energy\/","title":{"rendered":"Panama: Hot Spot for Solar Energy"},"content":{"rendered":"
Sarigua Solar Park is the First Utility-Scale Solar Plant Installed in Panama.<\/p>\n
\u201cLatin America is one of the world\u2019s most dynamic solar power markets, and we are excited to demonstrate our skill building utility-scale distributed clean energy generation projects on budget in this key geographical region,\u201d said Camilo Patrignani, CEO of Greenwood Energy. The project was designed and engineered through a joint venture between Greenwood Energy, a New York-based alternative energy investment firm, and the European contractor, Biosar.<\/p>\n
The collaboration, called Greenwood Biosar, completed the solar array in less than a year, at a cost of approximately $10 million. The facility was made possible by a donation from ENEL Green Power and the Italian Government. Enel Green Power Panama is one of the major electric system suppliers in Panama and it operates in the Chiriqu\u00ed region. With an installed capacity of 300MW, it represents 23% of the total capacity registered in Panama. Greenwood Biosar is currently building other solar projects across the United States and Latin America.<\/p>\n