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Latin American countries make calls for public bids in renewable energy
January 6, 2021
Several Latin American countries including Argentina, Ecuador and Chile have begun 2021 with calls for public bids in renewable energy. 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
MPC Capital says construction complete on 6.4-MWp El Salvador solar farm
January 5, 2021
Hamburg-based asset manager MPC Muenchmeyer Petersen Capital AG announced that the construction of its 6.4-MWp San Isidro solar project in El Salvador had been finalized. Source
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From our Editorial Team
January 4, 2021
Few among our number will be sorry to put 2020, an undeniably challenging year, behind us. At the outset, in particular, the prognosis looked grim. Economies across our region were in a state of existential crisis, and unemployment was rife. Clean energy, we feared, might be relegated to the back burner, crowded out in the […]
WRB/GPP reach settlement with Government of Grenada, transfer Grenlec shares
December 29, 2020
WRB Enterprises (WRB) and Grenada Private Power Limited (GPP) announced it had executed a Settlement Agreement with the Government of Grenada agreeing to transfer their majority stake in Grenlec to the Grenadian government in exchange for the payment of USD $63 million, thereby making the Government of Grenada the majority shareholder of Grenlec. Source
Polaris renegotiates PPA terms for geothermal plant in Nicaragua
December 24, 2020
Canadian renewables developer Polaris struck a deal to add ten more years to their power purchase agreement (PPA) tied to its San Jacinto geothermal power plant in Nicaragua. Source
CDB, IDB sign US$50 million loan for COVID-19 response in the OECS
December 22, 2020
The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) today signed a US$50 million loan agreement to support COVID-19 response projects in the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Member States. Source
National electricity loss reduction plan consultancy in Jamaica
December 21, 2020
The Inter-American Development Bank has published a call for proposal for a project in Jamaica to support the recovery of the energy sector from the COVID-19 pandemic. Source
Dominican Republic authorizes studies for 200MW solar project
December 21, 2020
The Dominican Republic’s national energy commission, CNE, has greenlighted studies for a large-scale solar park in San Pedro de Macorís province. Source