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Antigua and Barbuda complete 11 solar PV installations
March 13, 2017
The twin-island state Antigua and Barbuda has taken a leading role in terms of clean energy supply in the Caribbean. This leadership has been strengthened through the completion of 11 solar installations on the small private island Jumby Bay in the north of Antigua by the renewable energy provider PV Energy Limited. The implementation of […]
Mexico solar PV could triple in 2017
March 10, 2017
The amount of distributed generation PV systems installed in Mexico could triple this year. According to estimates provided by local solar installer Conermex, over 50,000 systems of this kind could be connected to the Mexican grid in 2017. The company claims that this significant increase will be mainly due to the new regulation for renewable […]
Chile approves 450 MW solar + storage project
March 9, 2017
SolarReserve announced it has received approval from the government of Chile to construct a 450-MW solar facility with energy storage. The Tamarugal Solar Project in the Tarapaca region of Chile will consist of three 150-MW solar thermal towers, each with 13 hours of full-load energy storage and 5.8 GW/h of total energy storage capacity. “SolarReserve’s […]
Colombia issues rules for small-scale solar PV
March 7, 2017
The government of Colombia has published the Decreto 348 del 1 de marzo de 2017, a new piece of legislation to support the installation of small and medium-sized renewable energy and solar power generators across the country. The new regulations will apply to renewable energy power generators with a capacity of up to 100 kW […]
Jamaica at 15% renewables, ahead of schedule for 2030 goal
March 6, 2017
Jamaica is ahead of schedule in achieving 30 per cent of its energy consumption from renewable energy sources by the year 2030. Speaking at the launch of the Sustainable Energy and Climate Change Master’s Programme at the University of Technology (UTech), today, Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr Andrew Wheatley, pointed out that Jamaica […]
Nicaragua offers attractive incentives to geothermal developers
March 6, 2017
In a recent article by a lawyer from Nicaragua, an overview is given on the tax incentives for geothermal project development In Nicaragua. The country offers attractive tax incentives based on Act 443, “Law on the Exploration and Exploitation of Geothermal Resources” and any amendments thereto, published on November 17, 2014. The tax incentives available, […]
Argentina to finalize more PPA’s this month
March 6, 2017
Six bioenergy and small hydro projects that won the RenovAr 1 auction are due to sign their power purchase agreements (PPAs) by March 2, Energia Estrategica said. The other 23 winning projects from that auction round have already concluded their contracts. Energia Estrategica also reported that the government would extend by one more month, till […]
EU commits $2.5m to micro-utility Sigora Haiti
March 3, 2017
The European Commission‘s electrification financing initiative, ElectriFI, has made its first investment of US$2.5 million in clean energy micro-utility Sigora Haiti, supplying households, schools and small firms with electricity. ElectriFI received 290 proposals in response to its first call for investment in April 2016 before passing management of the €75 million fund on to the Association of European Development Finance […]
IFC, AMC invest $100m to support LatAm clean energy transition
March 2, 2017
IFC and AMC are giving a boost to a new Latin American player, who recently acquired assets in Chile, Peru, Brazil, Argentina, Ecuador, El Salvador, and Guatemala. IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and the IFC Global Infrastructure Fund (GIF), a fund managed by the IFC Asset Management Company (AMC), invested a combined […]