Central America power interconnection commission CRIE has authorized Panama wind farm Toabré to connect to the regional transmission grid (RTR).

The authorization is for the 66MW first phase of the 110MW project which belongs to developer Parque Eólico Toabré.

CRIE said that the proposed connection fulfills all technical, legal, and environmental requirements, and does not put RTR’s stability at risk.

The dispatch infrastructure includes a 230kV, 27km line which will interconnect the new Toabré and Antón substations, and a link from Antón to the 230kV Llano Sánchez-Chorrera line.

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BNamericas recently reported that Panama’s public services regulator Asep granted the company additional time to complete the first phase, which is scheduled to begin operations in July.

Construction of the second and third phases – each for 22MW – is penciled in to start in 2023 and 2027, respectively.

The 110MW Toabré complex would be the country’s second largest wind farm, after Nuevo Chagres (117.5MW) which is in operation.

Parque Eólico Toabré also holds a definitive license for the 105MW Antón wind project, which is in final design.
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