Brazil

Brazil investment mission to Saint Lucia and OECS

November 15, 2016

A large group of Brazilian investors and parliamentarians arrived in Saint Lucia on November 11th for a Mission to explore direct and joint investment opportunities in over 11 areas. The Mission, titled “Um Porto de Opportunidades” (A Port of Opportunities), is a cooperative effort between the Brazilian Embassy, Saint Lucia Government, Invest Saint Lucia (ISL) […]

Success for solar in electricity auctions in Latin America

November 5, 2016

October 20, 2016 The costs of solar power continue to drop in Latin American countries, with electricity being sold for as low as US$30 per MWh in some cases. Mexico awarded more than 3.6 GW of solar at auctions this year and in Chile, a new trend was confirmed. Renewable energy providers are winning contracts […]

Mexico and Brazil Look to Caribbean for New Energy Investment Opportunities

September 14, 2016

In November, a Brazilian investment mission will take investors and parliamentarians to the Eastern Caribbean to discuss a wide range of business opportunities. The Embassy of Mexico to the Eastern Caribbean States will hold a Forum, “Creating Synergies to Strengthen the Competitiveness of the Greater Caribbean” November 16-18 in Cancun, Mexico. Both Mexico and Brazil […]

Brazil Cancels A-3 Energy Auction

September 5, 2016

Lack of demand is the reason for Brazil’s Ministry of Mines and Energy canceling this years A-3 energy auction. The tender was supposed to contract new energy projects to start power supply on January 1, 2019. Two more auctions are scheduled for 2016 for hydropower, solar and wind power. Read the full story here.

Brazil planning first floating solar farms at hydropower plants

December 16, 2015

Brazil is using nascent technology to expand the production of renewable energy, with plans to build 10 MW of solar farms that will float atop two hydropower dams. The farms will be attached to the Sobradinho and Balbina dams in Bahia and Amazonas, respectively, and will be controlled by Brazilian utility companies, Centrais Eletricas do […]

Brazil plans to set up Latin American and Caribbean Biogas Association

October 24, 2015

Brazil’s International Centre for Renewable Energy (CIBiogas) announced on Tuesday it is planning to set up a Latin American and Caribbean Biogas Association. Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Costa Rica, Puerto Rico and Cuba are all interested in partnering in the new agency, that will strive to foster the exchange of policies and technological know-how as well […]