LASCO distributors completes solar pilot project in partnership with UWI and USAID

April 15, 2024

LASCO Distributors has completed the UWI/LASCO Solar Pilot Project, installing a 500 kW PV+ system at its facility in Spanish Town, St Catherine, and a 10 kW Solar Hybrid system at the Central Village Multi-Purpose Centre. Developed with USAID and JERA, this project is one of Jamaica’s largest and will serve as a research and […]

Guyana Utility-Scale Solar Photovoltaic (Guysol) partners with Sumec for 18 MW solar parks

April 14, 2024

Guyana Utility-Scale Solar Photovoltaic (Guysol) has partnered with Chinese company Sumec to construct solar parks in Guyana totaling 18 MW. Funding for the projects is sourced from the government’s Guyana REDD+ Investment Fund, managed by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). Source: PV Magazine LATAM

AES Andes receives environmental permit for PV and BESS system in Chile

April 14, 2024

AES Andes has received environmental approval for its Cristales photovoltaic project and energy storage system in Chile. The project, located in Antofagasta, will have a capacity of up to 340 MW for solar and 542 MW for energy storage. Source: PV Magazine LATAM

ANLA grants environmental license for 200 MW solar project in Colombia

April 14, 2024

ANLA has granted an environmental license to Andes Solar III for the 200 MW Puertos de Santander solar project in La Terraza village, Santander. Source: PV Magazine LATAM

Celsia and Chevron partner to install solar plant in Panama

April 14, 2024

Celsia and Chevron Panama have agreed to install a 4.03 MWp solar plant at the Bahía Las Minas fuel terminal in Colón, Panama. This plant, located on the largest fuel storage facility in the country, is expected to commence operations by the end of this year or early next. Source: PV Magazine LATAM

Enap selects Neuman & Esser for construction of green hydrogen plant in Chile

April 14, 2024

Enap, the Chilean state-owned company, has chosen Neuman & Esser from Germany to construct its inaugural green hydrogen facility. Production is slated to commence in 2025, with the hydrogen intended for vehicle charging stations and to power the furnace of the fractionation plant in Cabo Negro. Source: Renewables Now

Hydro Rein and Atlas Renewable Energy launch 438 MW solar complex in Brazil

April 14, 2024

Hydro Rein and Atlas Renewable Energy have announced the commencement of commercial operations for their 438 MW Boa Sorte solar power complex in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Source: Renewables Now 

Elecnor receives approval for 283.8 MW wind farm project in Chile

April 14, 2024

Elecnor SA has received approval to construct a 283.8 MW wind farm in the Los Lagos region of Chile. Led by Elecnor’s renewables unit Enerfin, the investment in the project is estimated at US$312 million. Source: Renewables Now 

Brazil’s Aneel receives strong interest in hydrogen projects from power sector

April 14, 2024

Brazil’s power sector regulator, Aneel, received expressions of interest (EoI) from 93 companies for low carbon hydrogen projects in the country. Source: Renewables Now