ESG & Climate Finance News

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…

January 14, 2022

Matrix Renewables Closes Financing for 328-MW Solar Distributed Generation Portfolio in Chile

Matrix Renewables, a Madrid-based renewable energy platform backed by the global alternative asset manager, TPG, closed a non-recourse, long-term…

January 14, 2022

MPC Energy Solutions Begins Development on El Salvador Solar Plants

MPC Energy Solution reached a financial close for the Santa Rosa & Villa Sol solar (PV) plants in El Salvador. With a combined capacity of 21.07…

January 14, 2022

Ecopetrol Commits USD 50 Million in Projects to Decarbonize its Activity

The Colombian gas company Ecopetrol released its investment plan for 2022. The company expects to invest more than USD 50 million in projects to…

January 11, 2022

RUBiS Energy Jamaica will Acquire 80 Percent of Photosol France

RUBiS Energy Jamaica will complete a USD 422 million deal and acquire 80% of the solar energy company Photosol France. The agreement will allow RUBiS…

January 5, 2022

Bank fees for green debt surpass fossil-fuel financing

For the first time since the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement banks earned more through green-related bond sales and loans than through helping fossil…

January 4, 2022

Banks look for mandates to finance Caribbean renewable energy projects

Caribbean commercial and investment banks, once hesitant, are now moving aggressively to finance clean energy projects across the region. Source:…

December 28, 2021

The World Bank approves US$300 million loan to support Colombia’s resilience to disasters, climate change and health emergencies

The World Bank approved the Third Disaster Risk Management Development Policy Loan with a Cat DDO III, a US $300 million loan to aid in strengthening…