Chile is ranked number six on Cornwall Insight’s Low-carbon Hydrogen Index for 2023. The country rose two spots from last year and has the potential to be a global leader in the emerging hydrogen economy. Source: Renewables Now
Paraguay prepares to add new national hydrogen strategy that will cover all sectors, such as industry, residential, etc. The roadmap that was released in 2021 was for transportation only. Source: Energia Estrategica
Chile announced its national lithium strategy, which will put the state in control of the production. Current existing contracts with lithium providers will remain as is, but in the future, the state-owned lithium company will lead public-private partnerships. Source: Renewables Now
Enerfin, the renewables arm of Elecnor SA, secured a US$66.2 million loan from Banco de Bogota and Banco de Occident for a 129 MW solar PV project in Colombia. Source: Renewables Now
YPF Luz started operations at its 100 MW Zonda solar farm in Argentina. The project required a total investment of over US$90 million. Source: Renewables Now
Green Solutions International SKN Incorporated and North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners partner to establish NABCEP Caribbean, which is the first regional hub for solar energy training and development in the Caribbean. Source: gsiskn
Ongoing flow testing is currently taking place at the second geothermal production well in Dominica. Drilling at the first reinjection well has also began. Source: ThinGeoEnergy
AES is planning to eliminate coal from its portfolio and expand in generation and storage assets in Latin America. They plan to add 2 GW of renewable energy in Latin America by 2024. Source: Energia Estrategica
