ESG & Climate Finance News

January 28, 2022

2021 Sustainable Finance Market Sets New Records

In 2021, over USD 1.6 trillion in sustainable debt was issued. The market also saw a 100% increase in green bond issuance from 2020 to 2021. Source:…

January 25, 2022

Colombia Unveils USD 19 Million Guajira 1 Wind Farm

Colombia recently inaugurated the country’s largest wind farm, Guajira 1, which expects to generate around 20MW and had a total investment of…

January 25, 2022

IDB Invest Allocates USD 24 Million to Soleco for Solar Photovoltaic Development

IDB Invest committed USD 24 million to Soleco Energy (Jamaica) Limited to develop solar photovoltaic plants in Jamaica. The financing will come from a…

January 24, 2022

BMR Secures USD 88 Million Loan to Refinance Solar and Wind Project Debt

BMR Energy uses USD 88 million loan from CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank and National Commercial Bank Jamaica Limited (NCB) to refinance the…

January 24, 2022

InterEnergy Group Refinances its USD 42 Million PMGD Portfolio in Chile

InterEnergy Group is refinancing its combined wind and solar PMGD portfolio in Chile, worth USD 48.2 million through the private placement of bonds.…

January 24, 2022

ACCIONA Energía Closes on Placement of a EUR 500 Million Green Bond

ACCIONA Energía closes a competitive, long-term placement of a EUR 500 million ten-year green bond issuance, with nearly 80% of the bonds allocated…

January 19, 2022

BNP Paribas SA Estimates USD 880 billion in Green Bond Sales Worldwide

Latin America is estimated to be the world’s largest developing issuer of new ESG debt. BNP Paribas SA, one of the largest underwriters of ESG…

January 17, 2022

CORFO Provides USD 10 Million to ENGIE SA for the Development of the First Green Ammonia Production Plant in Chile

CORFO has chosen six of the twelve proposals presented in their first call for applications to develop green hydrogen production plants in Chile. The…

January 14, 2022

CARICOM Commissions a 400 KW Solar PV and Storage System in Guyana

CARICOM will produce solar-generated electricity soon after commissioning a 400-kilowatt solar photovoltaic power generation plant and battery power…