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Chorrera Power Project (PN0136)

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Project Information

Investment ID: 1244B/OC-PN, 1244A/OC-PN

Bank: Inter-American Development Bank

Environmental Category: N/A

Country: Panama

Region: Latin America and the Caribbean

Approval Date: None

Investment Types: Loans

Total Project Cost: USD 88.0 million

Total Complaints: 0

Description

The project entails the development, ownership and operation of a 96MW heavy fuel oil power plant (the “Project”) to be located in La Chorrera near Panama City, Panama. On July 20, 1998, Empresa de Transmisión Eléctrica S.A. (“ETESA”), the government transmission company issued a request for proposals for the supply of 60MW of firm capacity and associated energy under a five-year Power Purchase Agreement (“PPA”) on behalf of Empresa de Distribución Eléctrica Metro-Oeste (“EDEMET”). EDEMET is the privatized distribution company serving Panama City (recently acquired by Unión Fenosa of Spain).

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Implementers

Name Complaints Dispute Resolutions DR Successful Compliance Reviews Non-Compliance
Empresa de Distribucion Electrica Metro-Oeste (EDEMET)