PPA

Mexico: PPA signed for 110 MW solar PV project

March 29, 2017

The Mexican gas and power provider Ienova, a unit of U.S. natural gas utilities holding company Sempra Energy, announced it has signed a 20-year PPA for a 110 MW PV project in Mexico with local steel manufacturer Deacero. According to a press release from the company, the Pima Solar project will require an investment of […]

JPS and Eight Rivers PPA signed; 37 MW solar project to begin construction shortly

March 17, 2017

JPS has now signed a Power Purchase Agreement, with Eight Rivers Energy Company, which will be constructing a 37MW Solar Power Plant in Paradise Park Westmoreland later this year. Under the agreement, JPS will be purchasing electricity from the new solar facility for twenty years, to the year 2038. New Energy Events reported on this […]

Argentina to finalize more PPA’s this month

March 6, 2017

Six bioenergy and small hydro projects that won the RenovAr 1 auction are due to sign their power purchase agreements (PPAs) by March 2, Energia Estrategica said. The other 23 winning projects from that auction round have already concluded their contracts. Energia Estrategica also reported that the government would extend by one more month, till […]

Belize: PPA signed for 16 MW biomass plant

December 16, 2016

Belize is getting a 16 MW biomass plant in a recent PPA signed between S.S. Energy Ltd. (SSEL) and Belize Electricity Limited. SSEL, a subsidiary of The Santander Sugar Group, will utilize bagasse, the bi-product of sugar cane, as a renewable power generation source. The energy produced by bagasse at The Santander Sugar Mill will be […]

Solar PPAs in Latin America: How Low Can They Go?

April 18, 2016

If the Peru and Mexico auctions are any indication, Latin American markets are establishing a new, and very low, normal for solar prices. Peru recently awarded a solar PPA at $47.98/MWh to Enel Green Power (EGP), making headlines as the lowest PPA on record, but just weeks later EGP beat its own a record in Mexico’s […]