Statistics provided by Panama’s Empresa de Transmision Electrica S.A. show the country’s installed capacity generated by hydroelectric projects increased more than 13% in 2012, HydroWorld.com has learned.
The increase, which equates to 282 MW of Panama’s 2.43 GW of installed capacity, is attributed to a number of new run-of-river hydropower projects that came online or received upgrades through the past year.
Included in that figure are the 5.35-MW El Fraile, 25.8-MW Gualaca, 33.8-MW Lorena, 56.8-MW Bajo de Mina, 88.2-MW Baitun, 13.1-MW Hidropiedra and 58.7-MW Prudencia hydroelectric projects.
Many of the projects are part of Panama’s 2009 plan to increase its overall hydroelectric capacity by 1,047 MW.
