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Enel Peru begins construction for 180 MW solar
November 21, 2016
Enel Green Power Peru has started construction of the 180 MW Rubi solar PV plant in the Moquegua District of Mariscal Neito Province. The $170m solar project will have the capacity to generate 440 GWh per year, and once completed will be the largest solar project in Peru Rubi is expected to begin commercial operation in 2018. […]
Success for solar in electricity auctions in Latin America
November 5, 2016
October 20, 2016 The costs of solar power continue to drop in Latin American countries, with electricity being sold for as low as US$30 per MWh in some cases. Mexico awarded more than 3.6 GW of solar at auctions this year and in Chile, a new trend was confirmed. Renewable energy providers are winning contracts […]
Ardian Infrastructure acquires four solar photovoltaic plants in Chile and Peru from Solarpack
September 30, 2016
Ardian Infrastructure today announced it has acquired an 81% stake in four Solarpack solar PV plants in South America. Three of the plants are in the north of Chile and one is in the south of Peru. Solarpack will continue to handle the plants’ operations, maintenance and day-to-day asset management to maximize the financial return […]
Peru: GRC member explores geothermal phenomenon in the Amazon
June 23, 2016
Inside the jungle of Peru exists a river known as the “Boiling River”. The river, called Pachitea in the regional Mayantuyacu dialect, is a tributary of the Amazon and has become famous for its warm temperatures, brought about by natural geothermal springs. Or is it so? Old oilfields litter the landscape that the river cuts […]
Peru attractive market for renewable energy investments
June 3, 2016
Peru is pursuing renewable energy on a number of fronts – hydro power in the Andes, wind power in Ica, Piura and Lambayeque, solar in Tacna and Moquegu, and geothermal energy. Peru is currently 9th and 11th for hydro and geothermal power projects in in world, according to the latest Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index—RECAI by […]
Peru’s wind, solar output rises 54% in April
May 31, 2016
Over the past year, Peru experienced a tremendous growth in wind and solar generation. Total power reached 4,293 GWh, a 9% increase from the previous year thanks to the 97 MW CE Tres Hermanas wind park in the Ica region. Hydropower plant output grew 7.1% on the year to 2,369 GWh, while thermal plants generated […]
LNG exports from Trinidad and Peru losing steam
May 20, 2016
The two remaining producers of LNG in Latin America, Trinidad & Tobago and Peru, are facing the deterioration of a key industry due to upstream issues, low oil and gas prices, and weakening macroeconomics in both countries, says Interfax Global Energy. The challenges of selling LNG into an oversupplied market are compounded by the falling […]
Tres Hermanas wind farm increases Peru’s renewables mix
April 29, 2016
Peru’s wind and solar energy output increased by 79% year-on-year to 96 GWh. The opening of the Tres Hermanas wind farm is the source of this increase. The 97 MW site began operating in March. Thus far, Peru has seen an overall 8.3% increase in renewable energy last year.
Peru’s current installed wind capacity is 1% of total potential
April 8, 2016
This week Peru’s Ministry of Energy reported that the country’s 339.15 MW of wind is only 1% of its total potential wind capacity. At this time, there are four wind farms in Peru, three of which went live in 2014. The largest of these farms, Tres Hermanas, was turned on last month.