MH-1A nuclear power plant — Panama

MH-1A nuclear power plant is a retired nuclear power station in Colón, Panama. Its current lifecycle status is “Retired” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. It ranks #19 of 21 Panama power plants by installed capacity. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, nuclear supplies about 0.0% of Panama's electricity; the national grid averages 221 gCO₂/kWh (68.0% low-carbon) (2024).

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GEM_nuc_mh1a_panam.

Data provenance

Source of the capacity and fuel values:

capacity: GEM Global Nuclear Power Tracker September 2025 unit-status sum (retired); fuel: GEM GNPT

In context: how this plant compares

Technically it is described as pressurized water reactor. Its lifecycle status is Retired; it no longer generates electricity. Nuclear plants split uranium to raise steam with no direct CO₂; they run as steady baseload with very high capacity factors and the longest operating lifetimes of any thermal plant.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

How it compares & nearby plants

Panama has 1 nuclear power plant in this dataset, together about 10 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

• Gatun Hydroelectric Power Plant Panama · Hydro · 22.5 MW · Colon
• Gatún power station · Gas · 670 MW · Colón
• AES Colón power station · Gas · 381 MW · Colón
• Bahia las Minas Coal Power Plant Panama · Coal · 120 MW · Colon
• Central 9 de Enero (JB) CCGT Power Plant Panama · Gas · 160 MW · Colon
• Madden Hydroelectric Power Plant Panama · Hydro · 36 MW · Colon

Location

Coordinates 9.2647, -79.92701 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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