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  • Panama commissions its largest PV plant at 42 MW

    April 12, 2017

    Italian power provider Enel has connected to the grid Panama’s largest PV plant, the 42 MW Sol Real project. According to a filing with the stock exchange, the plant will sell power to the Enel’s 300 MW Fortuna hydroelectric power station in Panama. The installation is expected to generate around 70 million GWh of electricity […]

  • Nicaragua: Vendor selected for solar + battery storage project

    March 17, 2017

    ViZn Energy Systems Inc. (ViZn), a leading provider of energy storage systems for utility, commercial and industrial (C&I), and microgrid applications, has been selected to provide a 200kW (four hour) flow battery in Central America. The versatile zinc-iron redox battery from ViZn is being combined with an 800kWp solar array that will enable the Rancho […]

  • LAC region attractive market for off-grid solar

    March 17, 2017

    Latin America has 35 and 40 million people in need of electricity, or 5% of the population, making it an attractive market for companies providing solar-powered off-grid solutions. The region has three major areas that largely remain off-grid. Firstly there are significant parts of northern Central America – Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua, and […]

  • Mexico eases path to small-scale solar PV

    January 11, 2017

    Mexico has launched a guide for the interconnection of power generation systems smaller than 500 kW, outlining the technical and administrative aspects of the process. The Secretariat of Energy (SENER) said Tuesday that the government has also taken measures to simplify the procedures for the connection of distributed generation (DG) systems, such as rooftop solar […]

  • Honduras: Vestas to build 59 MW wind

    December 28, 2016

    Honduras is getting 59 MW of wind in 2017. Vestas is entering the Honduras market – its second new market in 2016 – with firm and unconditional orders of 59 MW of V117-3.45 MW. Turbine delivery is planned for the first quarter of 2017, while commissioning is expected for the fourth quarter of 2017. Both orders […]

  • IRENA Report: Dynamic policies driving renewable energy growth in Latin America

    November 22, 2016

    Latin America hosts some of the world’s most dynamic renewable energy markets, according to IRENA. Countries in the region are endowed with renewable resources that make for unprecedented opportunities in solar, wind, hydro and geothermal energy. The rapid reduction in technology costs help to buoy the business case for renewables investment and with the right […]

  • El Salvador solar gets $50m funding

    November 22, 2016

    El Salvador might be seeing more solar in its future. The Obama administration announced its intention to provide further funding for renewable energy worldwide, including solar projects in El Salvador. The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the US government’s international finance division, will commit $50m towards eight utility-scale solar PV projects in El Salvador. These projects will […]

  • Latin America to Take the Temperature of Paris Agreement at Climate Summit

    November 15, 2016

    Experts and leaders from the countries of Latin America headed to Marrakech, Morocco last week in search of clear rules to help them push forward on the goals designed at the COP21 conference in Paris last year. Three fields have been identified as key to transforming the region’s economies: technology, technical capabilities, and financing. Negotiators from […]

  • Installation of PV modules begins on El Salvador’s largest solar project

    June 30, 2016

    The Providencia project in El Salvador is approaching completion with the placement of the first solar module onto the 101 MW plant. French developer Neoen divided the project into two blocks: a 76 MW PV plant, awarded in an 2014 auction, and a block of 25 MW which will provide electricity to distributors. The latter […]

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