In Jamaica, the local oil company, Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica is now conducting a feasibility study for a project at the water reservoir of Mona, while in Panama a 10 MW project is being planned for the Panama Canal. Colombian utility and telecoms company Electric Publicas de Medellín ( EPM ) is to build a 100 kWh floating solar pilot project on one of its reservoirs . It said the project will be the first floating solar project in Spanish - speaking Latin America , comprising two 50 kWh floating units , and 368 panels , at the Peñol - 1 reservoir , with the aim of producing 145 MWh annually . “ We seek to verify if floating solar panels offer a higher performance of more than 10 % or 15 % compared to traditional systems ” , said EPM ’s Managing Director , José Luis de la Cuesta .
Colombian utility and telecoms company Electric Publicas de Medellín ( EPM ) is to build a 100 kWh floating solar pilot project on one of its reservoirs . It said the project will be the first floating solar project in Spanish - speaking Latin America , comprising two 50 kWh floating units , and 368 panels , at the Peñol - 1 reservoir , with the aim of producing 145 MWh annually . “ We seek to verify if floating solar panels offer a higher performance of more than 10 % or 15 % compared to traditional systems ” , said EPM ’s Managing Director , José Luis de la Cuesta .