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Argentina: Germany’s Nordex to build 148 MW wind
January 4, 2017
Argentina continues to bring new companies to the Latin American renewables growth market, with Germany’s Nordex Group the latest to announce their entry. With the award of two contracts for the construction of wind farms with a combined capacity of 148 MW, the Nordex Group has successfully entered the new growth market Argentina in December. […]
37 MW Jamaican solar farm receives USAID grant
January 3, 2017
The record-setting 8.5 cents/kWh PPA for the 37 MW Jamaican solar farm has lined up financing through the USAID, and the project remains on track to begin construction this year. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded the first grant through the Clean Energy Finance Facility for the Caribbean and Central America (CEFF-CCA), […]
I Squared Capital jumps into market with $1.2bn acquisition
December 30, 2016
Duke Energy finalized the sale of its Central and South American energy assets for $1.9bn after transaction costs, including hydropower facilities, natural gas power plants, transmission lines and gas-processing operations. China Three Gorges will acquire 10 hydropower plants in Brazil for approximately $1.2bn, while I Squared Capital will acquire assets in Chile, Peru, Argentina, Ecuador, […]
Dominican Republic: Geothermal exploration underway
December 30, 2016
French and Dominican geologists and geochemists conducted water and rock surveys in 20 areas of the Dominican Republic to determine geothermal potential and assess where there are conditions to generate clean energy, as part of a bank-financed study Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). The study “Specific Agreement for the Evaluation of the Geothermal Potential of the […]
Progress for Chile’s first geothermal plant
December 29, 2016
While geothermal is stalled in much of Chile, Enel Green Power is making headway on its Cerro Pabellón geothermal plant with an equipment delivery reported to include transformers and pipes and accessories for the plant. ILS Chile coordinated the transport of 120 containers from the ports of Iquique and Antofagasta to the volcanic site in […]
Mexico: 20 GW of clean energy and growing
December 29, 2016
Mexico now has over 20 GW of installed clean energy capacity, and it’s only going to grow. In the next 3 years, solar energy is expected to grow more than 20 times the current figure and wind capacity is anticipated to triple. In a report released by the Secretariat of Energy (SENER), clean energy capacity […]
Honduras: Vestas to build 59 MW wind
December 28, 2016
Honduras is getting 59 MW of wind in 2017. Vestas is entering the Honduras market – its second new market in 2016 – with firm and unconditional orders of 59 MW of V117-3.45 MW. Turbine delivery is planned for the first quarter of 2017, while commissioning is expected for the fourth quarter of 2017. Both orders […]
Colombia: solar industry to grow under new investment
December 23, 2016
Colombia has significant solar energy resource yet has struggled to grow the industry. A new joint investment into a PV firm in Colombia is set to give a much needed boost to the construction of solar projects in the region. Innova Capital Partners, LLC (Innova) and Fondo de Capital Privado de Emprendimiento e Innovación SP […]
Pacific Islands: climate fund to boost renewables transition
December 22, 2016
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved $17m in funding to install energy storage systems, support private sector investment, and for capacity building to support the Asian Development Bank (ADB) program to assist seven Pacific island countries to transition to a renewable energy future. The ADB proposed Pacific Islands Renewable Energy Investment Program will assist […]