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Argentina: $133m from Green Climate Fund for RenovAr projects
December 21, 2016
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved USD 133 million (EUR 128m) in funding for green energy projects in Argentina at its final board meeting for the year. The Argentine energy ministry further explained the funds will go towards financial guarantees and to extend loans for projects that secured contracts in the RenovAr renewable energy […]
Clean energy revolution in Latin America
December 12, 2016
Latin America is already a leader in clean energy. Costa Rica ran for 7 months on clean energy alone last year and Uruguay came close to that. In 2014, the latest year for which comparable data exist, Latin America as a whole produced 53% of its electricity from renewable sources, compared with a world average of […]
Argentina and Chile exploring tidal energy
November 30, 2016
Swedish tidal energy company, Minesto, is in Chile and Argentina this week meeting with high level officials to explore potential for tidal energy in the two countries. The trade mission called Green Tech Sweden is coordinated by Business Sweden and led by the Swedish Minister for EU Affairs & Trade, Ann Linde. Minesto has had the […]
Argentina doubles renewable energy projects in latest award
November 29, 2016
In a surprising twist to RenovAR 1.5, Argentina has awarded 1281.5 MW of renewable energy capacity, more than double the original ask of 600 MW. “Investors have shown they believe in Argentina,” said Juan José Aranguren, Argentina’s energy minister. A total of 30 projects were selected under this additional tender, including 10 wind projects, representing 765.4 […]
Argentina’s second renewable tender opens today
October 31, 2016
Round 1.5 should open today, following onto a successful renewable energy tender in Argentina earlier this year. The RenovAr program will kick off the tender for 400 MW of wind and 200 MW of solar. Read more here.
Argentina 1GW Tender Attracts 6.37GW of Bids
September 9, 2016
Developers hungry to get into the Argentinian renewable energy market showed up in a big way for the tender, applying to sell 6,366 MW of power in an October auction – more than six times the amount the government called for. “I’ve never expected 6,000 megawatts,” Energy Minister Juan Jose Aranguren told reporters in Buenos […]
Argentina delays 1-GW tender
June 17, 2016
Interest from local and foreign sector players has convinced Argentine public utility Cammesa to delay publishing the final version of the documents for the country’s 1-GW renewables tender. The 15 day extension will last through July 1 and interested parties can comment and make suggestions about the preliminary rules during that period. The government seeks […]
Chinese banks consider financing 300-MW PV project in Argentina
June 13, 2016
Argentina’s provincial government announced that two Chinese banks, the Chinese Export-Import Bank and the Commercial Bank of China, are interested in funding a 300 MW solar project. A delegation from Argentina travelled to Beijing to present the PV project and received “favorable financial conditions on interest.”
Uruguay to export wind energy to Argentina
May 31, 2016
Wind farm developer Ventus and Argentinian energy trader, Saesa, have signed a deal to export electricity through their respective energy companies. As Uruguay’s wind sector expands, with total capacity expected to hit 1.2GW by the end of 2016, the opportunity to trade with Latin American neighbor has become even more promising. Argentina has a deep […]