Power Generation and Cost of Electricity in Panama
The cost of electricity in Panama varies depending on user type and government subsidies. The government plans to expand renewable energy and upgrade infrastructure in the future.
The electricity price for businesses is PAB 0.195 kWh or USD 0.195. These retail prices were collected in March 2025 and include the cost of power, distribution and transmission, and all taxes and fees. Compare Panama with 150 other countries. Historical quarterly data, along with the latest update from September 2025 are available for download.
Based on the United States Energy Information Adminstration data from 2022, electricity in Panama is produced from the following sources: fossil fuels 21.83%, wind 3.98%, solar 4.88%, hydro 69.32%, nuclear 0.00%, and geothermal 0.00%. You can also compare the energy mix of Panama to other countries.
Electricity generation relies mainly on hydro production and historically on oil products. Therefore, the market is exposed to years with lower hydro generation that can affect market electricity prices. However, in recent years new technologies developed such as CCGT, coal and renewable plants have been present in Panama.
The top amount of capacity installed in Panama in 2024 was in Hydro at 1.85GW. The technology with the largest share of electricity generated in Panama in 2024 was Hydro at 6.91TWh, up from 6.06TWh in 2023. Investment in clean energy in Panama was around $76.28M in 2024. This amounts to a decrease of around 78% from $339.26M in 2023.
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