Latin America & Caribbean - New Energy Events

Costa Rica explores green hydrogen to drive carbon neutrality and spur regional growth
September 25, 2025
Costa Rica has launched a feasibility study on the use of green hydrogen in sectors like industry, agriculture, and heavy transport as part of the Costa Rica Green Hydrogen project, backed by the Mitigation Action Facility. With a grid powered almost entirely by renewables, the country sees hydrogen as a pathway to carbon neutrality, including […]
Honduras’ INPREMA eyes US$200 million solar investment in landmark clean energy venture
September 25, 2025
Honduras’ teachers’ pension fund INPREMA is weighing a US$200 million investment in a large-scale solar project, its first major renewable energy venture and the biggest investment in its history. The project, to be developed with state utility ENEE through a tender process, reflects the country’s broader solar expansion, which includes recent projects like the 20 […]
Uruguay awards US$70 million contract to build 75 MW Cerro Largo solar park, set for 2028 operation
September 25, 2025
Uruguay’s state utility UTE has awarded a US$70 million contract to a consortium of Teyma (Uruguay) and Prodiel Energía (Spain) to build the 75 MW Cerro Largo solar park. Located next to the Melo converter station, the plant is scheduled to begin operations in 2028. Source: PV Magazine LATAM
Petrobras and partners unveil Brazil’s most powerful onshore wind turbine at 7 MW
September 25, 2025
Petrobras, in partnership with WEG SA and Norway’s Statkraft, has installed Brazil’s most powerful onshore wind turbine, a 7 MW unit located at the Seabra Wind Farm in Bahia. The turbine can generate about 2,500 MWh per month—enough to power 15,000 homes annually. Source: Nasdaq
Honduras inaugurates 50 MW solar plant
September 25, 2025
Honduras has inaugurated its first state-owned solar plant, the 50 MW Patuca project in Olancho, equipped with over 74,000 panels to supply clean power to more than 116,500 homes. The project was developed by national utility ENEE and financed through the Central Bank Source: Renewables Now
Chile unveils investment guide to support US$4 billion data center boom
September 25, 2025
Chile has introduced a new investment guide to clarify regulatory processes for building data centers, aiming to make it easier for investors to navigate approvals. The initiative comes as the country expects more than US$4 billion in upcoming data center projects, reinforcing Chile’s role as a growing hub for digital infrastructure in Latin America. Source: […]
Google Cloud expands AI in Brazil with Gemini Models, Trillium TPUs, and new data-sovereignty solutions
September 25, 2025
Google Cloud unveiled new AI technologies at a customer event in São Paulo, showcasing how its Gemini models are helping Brazilian companies and institutions to innovate. The company announced that Brazil will host Trillium, its sixth-generation TPU, delivering major performance and energy efficiency gains for training and running AI models locally. Source: BNAmericas
Chile advances US$13 billion green hydrogen projects to power low-carbon copper mining in Antofagasta
September 25, 2025
Chile’s growing portfolio of green hydrogen projects, worth nearly US$13 billion, is targeting synergies with the mining sector to cut fossil fuel use and support low-carbon copper production. Major miners including Antofagasta Minerals, BHP, and Codelco are exploring applications such as fuel cells and dual combustion systems. In the Antofagasta Region, home to over half […]
Eletrobras partners with Google Cloud and C3 AI to boost grid intelligence and AI weather forecasting
September 25, 2025
Eletrobras, Latin America’s largest power company, recently announced new tech partnerships, including a project with Google Cloud to apply AI weather forecasting to its power plants and transmission assets. Using Google DeepMind’s WeatherNext model, the tool integrates satellite, radar, and station data to better predict climate events and guide operations, The solution was developed in […]