Enel Chile receives approval to start commercial operations at its 204 MW solar farm
Enel Chile received approval to commence operation at its 204 MW Atacama Desert solar farm. The project cost a total of US$164 million. Source: Renewables Now
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22 geothermal exploration permits currently active in Mexico
According to the Secretariat of Energy of Mexico, 22 active geothermal exploration permits are currently active in the country, the majority in Baja California. Source: ThinkGeoEnergy
Enel Colombia begins construction of 29.87 MW solar farm in Panama
Enel Colombia has started construction on a 29.87 solar farm in Panama, one of the three markets in which it is active in Central America. Source: Renewables Now
A group of municipal and private stakeholders launched the largest distributed generation solar plant in Brazil’s northern region
A partnership between the Manaus City Hall, local water and sewerage utility, Aguas de Manaus, solar developer, Expertise Energia, and Brasol launched a 2.55 MW distributed generation solar plant in the capital of the Brazilian State of Amazona. The plant is the largest of its kind in the northern region of Brazil. Source: Renewables Now
YPF Luz announced the construction of a fourth wind farm in Argentina
Argentine power producer, YPF Luz, is set to build a fourth wind farm in Argentina. The project will cost a total of US$260 million. Source: Renewables Now
Grenergy Renovables SL opens 30 MW solar complex in Colombia
Grenergy Renovables SL invested US$30 million in a new 30 MW solar power complex in Colombia. The complex is made up of three solar farms with a capacity of 9.9 MW each. Source: Renewables Now
Sumitomo and Colbun sign MoU to collaborate on green hydrogen and ammonia production
Japan’s Sumitomo and Chilean power supplier, Colbun signed an MoU to collaborate on the production of green hydrogen and ammonia. The MoU focuses on production and export with the objective of establishing a supply chain from Chile to Japan. Source: Reuters
Stuart Young, Trinidad & Tobago’s Minister of Energy, proposes a Caribbean energy alliance with Guyana and Suriname
The Minister of Energy in Trinidad and Tobago, Stuart Young, proposed a Caribbean energy alliance with Guyana and Suriname as a means to ensure the region’s energy security. Source: Reuters
Bolivia partners with China’s CBC consortium to develop its lithium reserves
Bolivia partnered with the CBC consortium, including Chinese battery giant, CATL, to develop its large reserves of lithium. The partnership gives CBC the rights to develop two lithium plants in Bolivia. Source: Reuters