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Matrix Renewables Closes Financing for 328-MW Solar Distributed Generation Portfolio in Chile
January 14, 2022
Matrix Renewables, a Madrid-based renewable energy platform backed by the global alternative asset manager, TPG, closed a non-recourse, long-term financing agreement for 328 MW of solar-distributed generation (DG) projects in Chile. Out of the 48 photovoltaic projects in Chile’s PMGD program (projects with a generation capacity surplus lower than or equal to 9,000 kW), the […]
MPC Energy Solutions Begins Development on El Salvador Solar Plants
January 14, 2022
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 MW, MPCES expects the plants to begin energy production towards the end of 2022, generating around 43 GWh a year and avoiding nearly 11,000 tons of CO2 emissions per […]
Ecopetrol Commits USD 50 Million in Projects to Decarbonize its Activity
January 14, 2022
The Colombian gas company Ecopetrol released its investment plan for 2022. The company expects to invest more than USD 50 million in projects to decarbonize its activity, USD 200 million in water management projects, and USD 6 million in developing green and blue hydrogen pilots and projects to be applied at the refineries. Source: PR […]
RUBiS Energy Jamaica will Acquire 80 Percent of Photosol France
January 11, 2022
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 to compete in the renewable energy market in the region. Source: Power Technology
Bank fees for green debt surpass fossil-fuel financing
January 5, 2022
For the first time since the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement banks earned more through green-related bond sales and loans than through helping fossil fuel companies raise money in debt markets. Overall, banks made an estimated $3.4 billion in green labeled debt deals and only $3.3 billion from working with gas, oil, and coal companies. In […]
Banks look for mandates to finance Caribbean renewable energy projects
January 4, 2022
Caribbean commercial and investment banks, once hesitant, are now moving aggressively to finance clean energy projects across the region. Source: Jamaica Observer
The World Bank approves US$300 million loan to support Colombia’s resilience to disasters, climate change and health emergencies
December 28, 2021
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 Colombia’s resilience to natural hazards, climate change and health emergencies. The Ministry of Finance and Public Credit and the National Planning Department, Colombia will be responsible for coordinating the […]
IDB closes year with nearly US$20 billion in new financing for the Caribbean and Latin America
December 28, 2021
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and its private-sector arm, IDB Invest predict they will end 2021 with $19.5 billion in new investments for Latin America and the Caribbean. The financing is the second-highest annual total in the history of the organizations. The investments have helped countries start to recover from the pandemic and shift towards […]
KBR Awarded Study to Support Green Hydrogen Growth in Trinidad and Tobago
December 28, 2021
The Inter-American Development Bank is set to finance a study awarded to KBR with the objectives to establish a green hydrogen market in Trinidad and Tobago. The aim of the study is to identify development opportunities in a low carbon economy with the creation of a plan to get to Net Zero through technological innovation. […]