Title :
Panamá: Present and future of energy supply
Author :
Rodriguez, Carlos
Author_Institution :
Power generation, Transmission and Distribution and Regulatory Matters, Puerto Rico
Abstract :
This article summarizes the electric power sector in Panama since its very beginning in the XIX Century going thru the first private investments until the Panama Government took over in 1961. The nationalized enterprise lasted 37 years until year 1994 when it was privatized once again until the present moment. Now the private enterprise is responsible for generation, transmission and distribution in a horizontal structure.
Keywords :
electricity supply industry deregulation; Panama Government; electric power sector; energy supply; horizontal structure; private enterprises; private investments; Cities and towns; Colon; Fuels; Government; Hydroelectric power generation; Investments; Irrigation; Oceans; Power generation; Telegraphy;
Conference_Titel :
Power and Energy Society General Meeting - Conversion and Delivery of Electrical Energy in the 21st Century, 2008 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Pittsburgh, PA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1905-0
Electronic_ISBN :
1932-5517
DOI :
10.1109/PES.2008.4596204
