El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua will provide Panama with power to help alleviate the effects of the current energy crisis. The power will be supplied through the nearly completed Electrical Interconnection System for Central America, which connects 37 million consumers in Panama, Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador and Guatemala along a 1,110-mile, 230 kV transmission line.…
The National Institute of Aqueducts and Sewer Systems announced that it will build a water ring to resolve the water supply issues in Panama East. The $200 million project will carry water from the Chilibre plant to Tocumen and calls for back-up lines and 300- to 400-foot deep wells. Contractors will use satellite technology to determine…
Panama’s Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture says that the business sector will lose $3.7 million a day to the energy rationing program. The government recently ordered that businesses cut air conditioning use between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. and that supermarkets, movie theaters, bars, casinos and nightclubs close from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.…
The government has ordered more closings in the face of the looming energy crisis. Supermarkets, movie theaters, bars, casinos and nightclubs will be closed Monday through Thursday from 10:00 pm until 6:00 a.m. Air conditioners in public offices, malls and shops will be turned off from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Classes are also suspended…
Panamanian authorities are pushing a series of energy saving measures in an attempt to avoid rationing and black outs. The country is facing an energy crisis due to the lack of rain and subsequent decrease in available hydro power. Government offices are now operating on a 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. schedule, modified to reduce…
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