Guatemala Announces Central America's Largest Solar-Plus-Storage Plant as Panama Advances 150 MW Project

Guatemala has confirmed construction of Central America's largest solar plant with battery storage, while Panama sees Spain's TSK receive an $82 million reimbursement for a 150 MW solar project in the country. Both announcements signal that the Central American isthmus — historically dependent on hydropower and imported fossil fuels — is entering a new phase of solar-plus-storage investment. For ALAGER, this shift is significant: the electrical integration of the Central American Electrical Interconnection System (SIEPAC) gains new momentum with the entry of firm solar capacity, reducing smaller countries' vulnerability to fuel price shocks.