The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) approved a loan for US$65 million to go towards financing the construction of a wind farm and associated infrastructure in the province of Tierra del Fuego. Source: Renewables Now
Brazilian chemical company Unipar Carbocloro SA and domestic renewables company AES Brasil Energia SA opened the 322-MW Tucano Wind Complex in the state of Bahia. The project required a total investment of US$291.8 million. Source: Renewables Now
Brazil’s Superintendency for the Development of the Northeast (Sudene) is set to loan US$24.5 million to support 116 MW of wind energy projects in Bahia state. Source: Renewables Now
Drilling and testing has been completed for the Dominica geothermal project in Roseau Valley. Now, the government is looking for new partnerships to help finance the construction of the power plant. Source: ThinkGeoEnergy
French geothermal development company, TLS Geothermics was awarded the “Cœur Martinique” geothermal research license, the first of its kind in Martinique. Source: ThinkGeoEnergy
Power producer, EDF, filed for an environmental impact study (EIS) for a 557-MW wind, solar, BESS hybrid project in Chile’s Antofagasta. Source: Renewables Now
Ecuador’s ministry of energy and mining announced plans to invest US$282 million into grid enlargement and modernisation for sustainable shrimp farming. Source: Renewables Now
