Enel Green Power has connected its first photovoltaic plant in Panama, Chiriquí, to the grid. The facility located 400 km west of Panama City has a total installed capacity of 12 MW.
The project is expected to generate more than 19 GWh per year. The output can meet the equivalent of the annual power consumption needs of more than 16,000 local households.
In terms of emissions, the operations of the project will cut the equivalent of 15,000 tons of CO2 each year, according to a report.
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Chiriquí is composed of 39,640 photovoltaic modules spread over an area of 23,000 hectares.
The Fortuna hydropower project, which is owned and operated by Enel and is located 90 km from Chiriquí, will purchase power from the plant.
Enel has stated that Chiriquí will contribute to energy supply security and the balancing of power market prices in Panama, particularly during the dry season.
The project has added to the company’s installed capacity of 300 megawatts in Panama. Enel’s Fortuna hydropower unit, which operates the projects, itself generated 1.1 TWh of hydel power last year.
The company currently has a combined installed capacity of more than 9,800 megawatts distributed among solar, wind, hydropower, geothermal and biomass projects across the globe from 740 plants operating in 15 countries.
Ajith Kumar S
editor@greentechlead.com