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Chile will produce hydrogen through wind energy
December 1, 2020
Enel Green Power Chile, plans to participate with Andes Mining & Energy and potential partners ENAP, Siemens Energy and Porsche, in the installation of a pilot plant for the production of green hydrogen through powered by wind energy in the Magallanes Region. Source
Colombia to hold 5 GW renewables auction in Q1 2021
November 18, 2020
The president of Colombia, Iván Duque, announced during the inauguration of a solar plant that the country’s second renewable energy auction has been scheduled for the first quarter of next year. The Latin American country is also defining a green hydrogen roadmap in collaboration with Chile. Source
Enel Green Power assets valued at up to US$7B for Enel merger
November 13, 2020
As the process continues to merge the Chilean subsidiary of Italian giant Enel Américas with the Latin American operations of Enel Green Power, the latter’s assets have been valued at up to US$7B. Sourc
Taking a look at Chile’s green hydrogen strategy
November 10, 2020
Chile’s national green hydrogen strategy has three main objectives: produce the cheapest green hydrogen on the planet by 2030, become a top-three exporter by 2040 and have 5 GW of electrolysis capacity under development by 2025. Source
GIZ and Chile’s Ministry of Energy explore new financing options
October 9, 2020
A joint report by GIZ and Chile’s Ministry of Energy discusses new financing options that could push for further investment in the South American country. Source
AME and ENEL bet on green hydrogen in Magallanes
October 9, 2020
Enel, AME, Siemens, Porsche y ENAP will partner in a plan to produce green hydrogen. The pilot plant will be powered by wind energy in the Magallanes Region, Patagonia, Chile. Source
Chile’s Cerro Pabellon geothermal plant expansion will start operations 2021
August 7, 2020
The Cerro Pabellon geothermal power plant has currently a power generation capacity of 48 MW with an expansion in development since 2019. The Cerro Pabellón III project plans to install 33 MW in additional capacity (28 MW net). The company reports that the environmental permit has already been issued, all required turbines are already on […]
US$500 million approved for AES Gener renewable projects
April 22, 2020
Shareholders of Chilean developer AES Gener approved the proposed raising of US$500 million for the installation of 1.6GW of solar and wind projects in Chile and Colombia. The total US$1.8 billion in funding will come from a combination of the US$500-million capital increase, cash and third-party partnerships. This includes US$335 million from top shareholder AES […]
Energy giant Enel says Covid-19 won’t affect plan for renewables portfolio in Latin America
April 9, 2020
In its latest financial announcement, Italian energy company Enel said the pandemic currently poses “no material disruption” to its renewable project supply chain, and that it expects to meet its 2020 energy targets. The company intends to move forward with plans to add an additional 14.1GW of renewables by 2022, which includes projects in Chile […]