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Mexico releases rules for November renewables auction
May 9, 2017
The Mexican government has published the first version of the bidding rules for the third renewable energy auction. The auction, which will be held in November, is open to solar and different “clean” technologies. Through the auction, the Mexican government will award capacity, clean energy certificates (CEL) and contracted power. Projects selected in the auction […]
Commissioning of solar farm and Tesla partnership for Mexico
May 8, 2017
The Mexican solar industry is heating up with news of a solar company opening an office and the commissioning of an 8MW solar farm and news of an exciting new partnership with Tesla. US solar tracking company Array Technologies Inc is marking its expansion into Latin America opening an office in Mexico City, Mexico. The […]
El Salvador adds 101 MW of PV to energy mix
May 8, 2017
French independent power producer Neoen has announced that its 101 Providencia Solar PV power project in El Salvador is now operational. The plant, which is the largest PV installation in the Central American nation, consists of the 76 MW Antares facility, which was selected in a recent energy auction, and the 25 MW Spica section, […]
Laguna Colorada project updates from GEOLAC
April 27, 2017
At the GEOLAC conference in Mexico City, Marco Antonio Escobar Seleme, the head of the Laguna Colorada geothermal project by ENDE in Bolivia provided an update on the 100 MW project. The project recently signed a loan with JICA from Japan over $552 million for the development of the project. The geothermal potential of Bolivia along […]
Chile, Guatemala and Peru lead proposals for GDF geothermal facility
April 27, 2017
In his presentation on the experience of KfW at a risk mitigation panel of the GEOLAC conference in Mexico City, Jens Wirth, Senior Project Manager at KfW shared results of the first call of the Geothermal Development Facility (GDF). The GDF was set up as the first multi-donor climate initiative to promote geothermal energy in Latin […]
Chile: Delays in 42% of contracts from 2016 tender
April 25, 2017
42 percent of the electricity supply contracts awarded in the last tender in Chile are pending approval by the National Energy Commission (CNE). At the beginning of April, the agency would only have authorized 333 of the 775 agreements awarded in the tender of August 2016, according to Diario Financiero. The last tender of supply […]
Panama commissions its largest PV plant at 42 MW
April 12, 2017
Italian power provider Enel has connected to the grid Panama’s largest PV plant, the 42 MW Sol Real project. According to a filing with the stock exchange, the plant will sell power to the Enel’s 300 MW Fortuna hydroelectric power station in Panama. The installation is expected to generate around 70 million GWh of electricity […]
Nicaragua poised for geothermal boom, defines twelve areas for development
April 7, 2017
With large private and public investments and the support of the World Bank and the IDB, Nicaragua is ready to take advantage of its high renewable energy potential. With a potential of more than 2,000 MW, Nicaragua is one of the most attractive countries in Central America when it comes to investment into geothermal energy development. In 2014, […]
Enel Mexico breaks ground on large solar facility
April 5, 2017
Enel has commenced the construction of a 238MW Don Jose capacity solar power plant in Mexico, with an investment of $220m. Located in the State of Guanajuato at San Luis de la Paz, the solar photovoltaic (PV) plant’s construction is being carried out by the Italian energy and gas major’s Mexican subsidiary Enel Green Power […]