With the financing of about US$10,000 through the Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE), women from rural areas of Panama will be trained in the management of energy supply systems and installation of isolated solar systems in their homes.

This training is part of the “Solar Champions 2023 Program” in the Ngäbe Buglé Region, in San Félix, Panama, which will be divided into seven weeks to address issues related to solar energy, thermal energy, financial sustainability, corporate social responsibility and universal access to energy, among others.

In addition, participants will be provided with information sessions on women’s empowerment, examples of women in the sector, opportunity programs and new technologies.

The beneficiaries will be able to replicate the knowledge acquired by empowering the inhabitants of their communities in the operation and maintenance of isolated solar systems, which contributes to the processes of closing the energy access gap in the country.

The “Solar Champions 2023 Program” is implemented by the National Secretariat of Energy (SNE) and the National Institute of Vocational Training and Training for Human Development (INADEH) and supported by the BCIE.