據天然氣加工新聞網6月2日報道，日前，巴拿馬總統洛倫蒂諾·科爾蒂索(Laurentino Cortizo)宣布，在這個中美洲國家尋求增加清潔能源份額之際，將建造一座耗資10億美元的天然氣發電廠。

　　Cortizo稱，這座名為Gatun的電廠將位于科隆港附近的Telfers島，在巴拿馬首都巴拿馬城巴拿馬運河的另一端，發電能力為670兆瓦。

　　政府消息人士告訴路透社，該工廠將在 2023 年末或 2024 年初開始運營。

　　據一份聲明稱，由私營公司 InterEnergy Group 和 AES Panama 以及政府組成的財團巴拿馬能源天然氣集團(Consortium Consorcio Group Energy Gas Panama)，將負責該工廠的建設、開發和運營。

　　Cortizo 補充道，政府不會提供資金。

　　根據 InterEnergy Group 的預測，Gatun 將創造 3,000 多個直接和數千個間接工作崗位。

　　郝芬 譯自 天然氣加工新聞網

　　原文如下:

　　Panama announces plans for $1 B natural gas plant

　　Panama's President Laurentino Cortizo announced the construction of a $1 billion plant for electricity generation using natural gas as the Central American country seeks to increase its share of cleaner energy.

　　Called Gatun, the plant will be located at Isla Telfers near the port of colon, on the opposite end of the Panama Canal from the nation's capital Panama City, and have the capacity to produce 670 megawatts, Cortizo said.

　　Government sources told Reuters that the plant would start operations in late 2023 or early 2024.

　　Consortium Consorcio Group Energy Gas Panama, made up of private companies InterEnergy Group and AES Panama as well as the government, will be responsible for the construction, development and operation of the plant, a statement said.

　　Cortizo added that the government would not provide capital.

　　Gatun will generate more than 3,000 direct and another thousands indirect jobs, according to a forecast by InterEnergy Group.