PPA - New Energy Events

Brazil releases guidelines for September energy auction
May 5, 2022
Brazil’s Ministry of Mines and Energy released guidelines for new energy auctions in September. The auctions will award energy purchase agreements (PPA) for hydrogen, wind, PV energy, energy from city waste, biomass, biogas, coal, and gasoline with terms of 15 years for wind and PV and 20 years for other sources. Source: Renewables Now
Atlas Renewable Energy signs PPA with Enel Generación Chile for first wind project
May 5, 2022
Atlas Renewable Energy secured a PPA with Enel Generación Chile to develop its first wind power project. It will supply 1.3GWh per year to Atlas’ three wind sites, totaling 417 MW across Chile. Source: Renews Biz
Mainstream Renewable Power to supply 180 gigawatt-hours from Andromeda solar farm to Air-e
April 14, 2022
Mainstream Renewable Power signs a deal to supply 180 gigawatt-hours of electricity a year from the 100MW Andromeda solar farm to Air-e, a Colombian energy distribution company. Source: Renews Biz
The Dominican Republic’s Ministry of Mines and Energy signs three PPA’s for 128 MW of solar and biomass projects
March 17, 2022
The Dominican Republic’s Ministry of Mines and Energy signed three PPA’s for 128 MW for two solar parks with a combined capacity of 93 MW and one biomass-based project of 35 MW. The overall investment for the plants will be $197 million. Source: Renewables Now
Polaris renegotiates PPA terms for geothermal plant in Nicaragua
December 24, 2020
Canadian renewables developer Polaris struck a deal to add ten more years to their power purchase agreement (PPA) tied to its San Jacinto geothermal power plant in Nicaragua. Source
Brazilian-British PPA partnership hints that more deals could follow
August 20, 2020
Brazilian renewables developer Casa dos Ventos and British mining giant Anglo American recently signed an innovative electric power purchase agreement (PPA). This deal is unique because it is based on a long-term, free-market PPA. The allocation of risks and rewards was customized to fit into the specific needs of the parties. Source
Mexico to add 200 MW solar PV in 2021
April 23, 2020
EDP Renovaveis S.A. (EDPR), the renewable energy arm of Portuguese power utility EDP, has secured a 15-year power purchase agreement with Mexican electricity trader Ammper Energia S.A.P.I. de C.V. The offtaker will buy power from the 200 MW Los Cuervos solar power plant that EDPR is building in the Mexican state of Aguascalientes. The installation […]
Argentina releases draft regulations on private PPAs
June 13, 2017
The Argentine Ministry of Energy and Mining last week published a draft of the regulation on private power purchase agreements (PPAs) in the country between renewable energy producers and large consumers. At present, the Wholesale Electricity Market Administration Company (CAMMESA) is the administrator and only customer of the wholesale electricity market in the country. Once […]
Chile: Solar prices likely to keep falling
April 3, 2017
Chile’s next auction in October will see prices continuing to fall, according to the company who set records for lowest solar PPA last year. “There is an enormous amount of competition in this market and none of the fundamentals have changed from the previous auction,” Inigo Malo, Solarpack Corp. Tecnologica’s manager for the Andean region, […]