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What is Panama's national energy plan 2015-2050?

To address these challenges, Panama’s National Energy Plan 2015-2050 has started moving the energy sector decisively towards a more diverse energy mix that takes full advantage of the country’s significant renewable energy resource potential. At the core of the plan is a massive scale-up of solar photovoltaic and wind energy.

What are the challenges facing Panama's energy sector?

Challenge: Planning will remain an important cross-cutting area for Panama’s energy sector, as planners must cope with rising variability and uncertainty from the envisaged high penetration of solar and wind generation through to 2050.

How much electricity does Panama need?

At the same time, electricity demand in the country has continued to increase, reaching a peak demand of over 1 600 megawatts (MW) in 2015. To meet this growth, Panama introduced wind and solar photovoltaic (PV) energy in 2013, which reached 270 MW and 90 MW of installed capacity by 2016, respectively.

What is energy infrastructure development in Panama?

1. INTRODUCTION Energy infrastructure development in Panama, as in the rest of Latin America, was conceived under assumptions of climate stability, anticipating minimal or even no changes in climate behaviour over the long term.

How much solar energy will be compromised in Panama in 2022?

The energy volumes compromised under this scenario would be equivalent to 8% of the gross generation recorded for solar PV power plants in Panama in 2022 (160.15 GWh). As for the SSP5-8.5 scenario, it is projected that by 2050, the compromised solar PV generation capacity will be 8.7 MW, and by 2070, it is expected to increase to 11.1 MW.

How will the pen 2015-2050 support Panama's power sector planning?

This will support Panama’s power sector planning by defining long-term transition scenarios and near-term actions that can link the development of the grid with the development of renewable energy generation, while aligning with periodic updates to the PEN 2015-2050.