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Solar power over-produced in Chile
June 4, 2016
Solar capacity on Chile’s central power grid has quadrupled to 770 MG over the last three years. This rapid increase has led to the decrease of electricity costs for consumers. Chile currently has 29 solar farms online and 15 more in the pipeline. Some regions are in fact oversupplied with power and the Chilean utility, […]
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 […]
Cuba inviting key energy stakeholders to attend event
June 2, 2016
The Cuban Government, which is managing a proprietary invite list for the Cuba Energy & Infrastructure Forum, has confirmed it is inviting upward of 30 key officials to attend the event in September. The invitation list comprises senior officials drawn from government ministries and key state-owned enterprises all of whom are actively engaged in the […]
Mexico issues draft guidelines for second power auction
June 2, 2016
Mexico’s second clean energy power auction is scheduled to be held on September 30th of this year. Recent nationwide reforms opened the energy sector for private investment. The move has been extremely popular with international players like Enel Green Power, SunPower and Recurrent Energy – all who won clean energy certificates (CLEs) under the first auction. […]
Rosell Guerra, Cuba’s Director of Renewable Energy, Confirms Role at CEIF
May 31, 2016
Rosell Guerra Campaña, the Director of Renewable Energy within the Ministry of Energy & Mines, has confirmed he will participate at CEIF. In 2014 the Government announced ambitious targets for renewable energy, mandating 24% penetration by 2030. Mr. Guerra will outline progress to date.
Bárbara Hernández, Head of Power Generation at AZCUBA, confirms for CEIF
May 31, 2016
Bárbara Hernández Martínez, the Director General for Power Generation at AZCUBA, has confirmed she will participate at CEIF. Ms. Hernandez leads a division mandated with rapidly expanding Cuba’s ability to generate energy from biomass. Cuba’s sugar industry already accounts for 3.5% of national generation; the objective is 14% – a total of approximately 750 MW from […]
CETER, Cuba’s Center for Renewable Energy, confirms co-hosting role
May 31, 2016
The organizers of the Cuba Energy & Infrastructure Forum are proud to announce that the event will be co-hosted by the Cuban Center for Renewable Energy (CETER). Dr. Conrado Moreno, former Director of CETER, will chair the Forum. CETER comprises part of Cuba’s elite Instituto Superior Politécnico José Antonio Echeverría (CUJAE). Many of Cuba’s energy […]
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 […]
Uruguay to export wind energy to Argentina
May 31, 2016
Wind farm developer Ventus and Argentinian energy trader, Saesa, have signed a deal to export electricity through their respective energy companies. As Uruguay’s wind sector expands, with total capacity expected to hit 1.2GW by the end of 2016, the opportunity to trade with Latin American neighbor has become even more promising. Argentina has a deep […]