US renewable energy firm, Greenwood Energy, will build and operate a 1 MW photovoltaic system at the Chiriqui Hospital in Panama’s second largest city, David. According to Greenwood’s CEO, Camilo Patrignani, this project will improve power reliability while also cutting utility costs at the hospital.
The PV system will be built on a 30 year power purchase agreement and will provide net-metered power to the hospital. An initial 500 KW system will be installed on the hospital’s roof and carport. The remaining 500KW will be installed at other locations at a later date.
A reference project which uses inverters of Power Electronics. (Photo: Power Electronics)
Greenwood Energy was also responsible for developing Panama’s first utility-scale solar installation last year as well as a 40 MW solar project in Chile.
Read more about Greenwood Energy’s involvement in Latin American solar here.
