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Legislative efforts continue to promote renewables and geothermal in Peru
February 3, 2021
Legislation presented in Peru, seeks to encourage investment in non-conventional renewable energies and geothermal energy with short-term objectives for the southern part of Peru. Source
Mexico’s CFE and France to cooperate on implementing ORC units at geothermal fields
January 5, 2021
State-owned utility and power company CFE (Federal Electricity Commission) has signed a cooperation agreement with the French embassy in Mexico to develop geothermal energy. The agreement will explore the use of binary cycle technology with resources from the French government’s Study Funds and Assistance to the Private Sector (FASEP). Source
New IDB report on the status of geothermal industry in LAC region
November 2, 2020
New Energy teamed up with the Inter-American Development Bank to release an in-depth market report about the road ahead for geothermal energy Latin America and the Caribbean. Source
Video – Virtual tour of Platanares geothermal power plant of Ormat in Honduras
October 5, 2020
Ormat Technologies shares an overview on the development of the Platanares geothermal power plant by GeoPlatanares in Honduras. Source
Is the time ripe for an expanded geothermal industry in Latin America & the Caribbean?

From our Editorial Team
September 10, 2020
Teeing up the discussions that will take place at GEOLAC Virtual next week, four household names came together on August 26 for a webinar discussion to assess the prospects for geothermal against the backdrop of a pandemic and fiscal crises across the region. The conclusion? The industry needs to find new ways to market itself […]
Going virtual – The NEE experience; An Interview with CEO Matthew Perks
September 10, 2020
Our CEO caught up with Alex Richter from ThinkGeoEnergy–virtually of course. Among other items, they discussed the challenges of holding events during a pandemic and how going virtual brings unexpected advantages. Richter and Perks also discussed the upcoming GEOLAC event, Sept. 15-17, 2020 and the urgency around helping the industry continue to move forward. Read […]
Latin America shows supply chain resilience in a time of disruption
September 10, 2020
The most important factor that has helped companies in this region survive the coronavirus pandemic so far has been supply chain resiliency writes Ian Cartier, Vice President & Head of Digital Supply Chain and Manufacturing Solutions at SAP Latin America & the Caribbean for Forbes. Source
Mexico’s renewables future uncertain
August 20, 2020
Investor interest in Mexico’s emerging renewables market was at an all-time high in December 2018 after the three clean energy auctions were hailed a success. Now, expectations have hit rock-bottom, the market is in tatters — and the coronavirus pandemic is making things worse. As the government continues to divert its focus from achieving environmental […]
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 […]