Pilot projects for a 2.5MW solar PV plant and a 20-24MW geothermal plant are planned by the Panamanian energy secretariat. Negotiations are ongoing with an Italian company over the $10m PV plant in the Sarigua Desert, according to the secretariat. In addition, rural solar projects are being planned for isolated and indigenous communities..
The potential of the geothermal site, near the Bar ú volcano in the far west, has yet to be determined.
