Argentina launches new tender for 1200 MW of renewables

August 18, 2017

On Aug 16th, Argentina launched the RenovAr Ronda 2 national auction for the supply of 1,200MW of renewable energy capacity. Through the tender, announced via a resolution in the official gazette, authorities will seek to award 550MW wind, 450MW solar, 100MW biomass, 35MW biogas, 15MW biogas from landfills (waste-to-energy) and 50MW small hydropower capacity. Maximum PPA prices […]

JinkoSolar supplies 35 MW of solar PV modules to Gransolar Mexico project

August 11, 2017

JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. (“JinkoSolar” or the “Company”) (NYSE: JKS), a global leader in the solar PV industry, today announced that it has supplied 35.46 MW of solar modules to Gransolar, a specialist renewable energy construction company, for a PV project in Mexico. JinkoSolar supplied its high efficiency PV modules to the largest solar power plant in […]

Battery energy storage coming to Martinique wind farm

August 9, 2017

Nidec ASI will be installing 5MW / 5MWh of battery energy storage at a utility-scale wind farm on the French island territory of Martinique, aimed at stabilising and maximising the flow of energy onto the grid. The Grand Rivière wind project, a 14MW wind farm on the Caribbean island, which comprises seven wind turbines of […]

Dominica geothermal project secures financing as plant designs expected shortly

August 9, 2017

After securing a project manager in June, Dominica’s geothermal project continues to move forward and designs for the plant are expected to be completed by Q3 2017. “In June of this year, the government of New Zealand recruited a project manager who is now engaged with DGDC,”Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit told legislators recently, adding “funding […]

Nicaragua seeks $15m for geothermal project from Climate Investment Fund

August 5, 2017

Reported this week, the Nicaraguan Government together with the World Bank have sought the approval of $15 million from the Climate Investment Fund for Nicaragua’s Geothermal Development Plan. As reported by Energia Limpia XXI the Climate Investment Fund is now studying the approval of the bid for $15 million allocation in funds ($7.7 million in grant and […]

Peru’s construction of 750 MW hydropower facility on hold

August 4, 2017

Developer Odebrecht Energia del Peru has pulled a proposal for the 750-MW Rio Grande hydropower project from Peru’s General Directorate of Energy and Environmental Affairs. A notice from the agency, Direccion General de Asuntos Ambientales Energia (DGAAE), shows Odebrecht requested the environmental impact statement filed for the plant be removed, effectively stopping the project from advancing. Neither Odebrecht nor […]

Central America and Caribbean to invest $3.3b in smart grid infrastructure

August 1, 2017

Facing high electricity losses from theft and challenges incorporating renewable energy onto the grid, Central America and Caribbean region’s utilities will invest $3.3 billion in smart grid infrastructure over the next decade to address these challenges. With the support of international development agencies, several flagship projects are being developed and indicating a start of a growth […]