Pan Am power station

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Pan Am power station is an operating power station of at least 149-megawatts (MW) in La Chorrera, Panamá Oeste, Panama.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Pan Am power station La Chorrera, Panamá Oeste, Panama 8.908849, -79.780809 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 1: 8.908849, -79.780809

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
1 Operating[2] fossil liquids: heavy fuel oil[3][4] 149.4[3][5][4][6] internal combustion[3] not found 2016[7]

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
1 PanAm Generating Ltd [100%][8][3] PanAm Generating Ltd [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://goo.gl/maps/oCidT1NEYsD6VxB4A. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. (PDF) https://asep.gob.pa/wp-content/uploads/electricidad/estadisticas_mensuales/2024/MAYO_2024.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 (PDF) https://www.asep.gob.pa/wp-content/uploads/electricidad/consultas_publicas/2021/cp_005-2021/tomoII-plan_indicativo_generaci%C3%B3n/tomoII-anexo5_costo_variable_termoelctricas.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125095026/http://diversidadelectrica.blogspot.com/2018/11/gira-planta-pan-am.html. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. "El mercado de la energía en Panamá" (PDF). Oficina Económica y Comercial de la Embajada de España en Panamá. 2022-12-01. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-25.
  6. "Estadísticas del subsector eléctrico de los países del Sistema de la Integración Centroamericana (SICA), 2021". CEPAL. 2022-12-31. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
  7. "Cargos del Año 2023" (PDF). Centro Nacional de Despacho (CND) de la Empresa de Transmisión Eléctrica SA (ETESA). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-25.
  8. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125122129/http://panam.com.pa/historia/. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

Additional data

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