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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.
Be Big or Act Big: Enel, Enersur, and Grenergy Dominate in Peru’s 4th Renewable Energy Auction
April 1, 2016
It seems that if you want to play in Peru you have to be big; that – or you have to act big. Recent winning bids in Peru’s renewable energy auction came in at record breaking prices of $47.98/MWh and $36.84/MWh for solar and wind energy, respectively. Two winning developers – Enel Green Power and […]
Peru’s wind & solar output rises 17% in Feb 2016
March 30, 2016
Peru’s Ministry of Energy announced that wind and solar energy output increased by 17.4% in February 2016. Hydropower plants and geothermal plants also saw an increase in energy output.
Engie Awarded 40MW Solar Power Project in Peru
March 4, 2016
The French company Engie has won a 40 MW solar project in Peru. This project was awarded in the fourth round of tenders for renewable energy in Peru. Installation of the array will be completed by 2017.
Peru: Rural electrification benefits over 1,300 localities
January 20, 2016
Infrastructure projects in Peru’s Northern Cajamarca region will help 200,000 inhabitants in over 1,300 rural communities to gain access to electricity services. The Energy and Mines Ministry’s Rural Electrification Department (DGER) has developed a series of projects over the last four years and in 2015 completed work that will favor residents from Cajamarca’s provinces such […]
Governments of Peru and Bolivia Confirm for GEOLAC
November 2, 2015
New Energy Events is excited to announce that the governments of two emerging geothermal nations – Bolivia and Peru – have confirmed their participation in GEOLAC 2015. The Bolivian government will be represented by Marco Antonio Escobar Seleme, head of the Laguna Colorada Geothermal Project for ENDE. The Peruvian government is to be represented by Luis Vega Alva, a […]