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MOU to establish credit line for renewable energy projects in Mexico
March 23, 2017
A new agreement signed by the Nacional Financiera (Nafin) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) could ease financing for renewable energy projects in Mexico. The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed on Tuesday will enable the two organizations to cooperate on issues related to sustainable development in Mexico, including green financing. More specifically, the institutions could […]
Mexico adds 200 MW of wind energy to growing renewable portfolio
March 20, 2017
Global Energy Services (GES) has completed the construction and installation of the 200MW wind farm of EDP Renováveis (EDPR), located in the Coahuila area in Mexico. The project is among the five biggest projects GES has constructed in the country and includes the whole BOP (Balance of Plant): civil works, medium voltage grid, step-up substation, […]
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 […]
CFE Joins SENER on GEOLAC ’17 Agenda
March 2, 2017
Magaly Flores, head of Mexico’s Comision Federal de Electricidad’s (CFE) geothermal program, has confirmed she will participate as a speaker at GEOLAC 2017. CFE is leading the charge for geothermal development in Mexico and holds a number of concessions and exploration permits. In July 2015, CFE put out an official “call” to local and international […]
Mexico’s 3rd tender coming in April
February 20, 2017
After two successful tenders, Mexico will announce its third auction for power, capacity and clean energy certificates on April 28, said the head of the National Energy Control Centre (CENACE) as reported by Renewables Now. The process is to be completed by mid-October, Eduardo Meraz Ateca said at a ceremony dedicated to the signing of […]
LAC geothermal market to convene in Mexico City for GEOLAC 2017
February 16, 2017
New Energy Events, with our co-hosts at The World Bank, is excited to announce that the 4th Annual Geothermal Congress for Latin America and the Caribbean (GEOLAC) will take place in Mexico City from April 25th – 26th. As the Caribbean and Latin America search for ways to develop sustainable energy resources to meet growing power demands, geothermal energy […]
Enel Green Power breaks records in Latin American capacity additions
February 15, 2017
Enel Green Power made significant capacity additions in 2016, including projects in Mexico, Chile, Brazil and Peru. Enel Green Power reported that it added 2,018 megawatts of renewable energy capacity last year, a 124% increase from around 900 megawatts capacity added in 2015. Quite understandably, a good majority of the new capacity was added in […]
SENER’s Leonardo Beltrán and Michelle Ramirez Confirm for GEOLAC ’17
February 7, 2017
Mexico’s Secretariat for Energy has confirmed it will send two senior officials to participate in GEOLAC 2017. Leonardo Beltrán, Deputy Secretary for Energy Planning and Transition, will keynote Day One of GEOLAC. He is joined on the agenda by Michelle Ramirez Bueno, SENER’s Director of Geothermal, who will participate on a host country “roadshow” session also comprising CFE, Grupo Dragon, […]
Mexico achieves lowest median price for solar energy
February 6, 2017
In total contracts for 1.8 GW of PV projects awarded in Mexico’s second Clean Energy Auction have been signed, according to Mexican solar association Asolmex. The median price for solar is around US$31.70 per megawatt-hour (MWh) in the auction, the lowest median price to date in the world. In the first auction, which was resolved in […]