Panama reaches record 97 % clean energy

Panama reached a new record in clean energy production in September with 97% of electricity generation from clean sources.

According to the National Authority for Public Services (ASEP),  91.09% of clean energy came from hydraulic sources (water), 5.82% was generated by photovoltaic and wind (sun and wind), which add up to 97%; while only 3% corresponds to other sources.

Last July, the previous record of 95% clean energy had been reached. In addition to this, the installed capacity for renewable energy reports 3,926 megawatt-hours (MW).