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Dominica: geothermal projects should not be on back-burner
June 8, 2016
UK Parlimentary Under Secretary of State for International Development, Baroness Sandip Verma, paid an official visit to Dominica this week. She expressed the UK government’s interest in long term economic development in a statement: “You obviously have a vision for your country,” she said to the Hon. Prime Minister Skerrit. “We also have a vision […]
French development agency to back 100-MW solar project in El Salvador
June 7, 2016
Proparco, a unity of the French Development Agency, will fund a 100 MW solar project in El Salvador. The USD 30 million (EUR 26.4m) will displace an average of 163K MWh of thermal power generation a year via the Providencia Solar power plant, located near the Monsenor Oscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport outside San Salvador. The […]
British solar company lights the way for utility-scale solar in Cuba
June 5, 2016
After half a century of isolation and dependence on foreign oil, Cuba is building an energy portfolio derived from the wind, sun and sugar. Hive Energy has secured a contract with the island nation to deliver 50 MW of solar power. Upon completion, the project is expected to generate up to 93 GWh of electricity […]
Latin America On Track To Install 2.2 GW Of Solar PV In 2016, Says GTM
June 4, 2016
Renewable energy markets are getting ready to boom in Latin America, says Greentech Media. Recent auctions saw solar outcompete all other technologies in the region; solar walked away with 20% of the offered capacity in Chile, 63% in Brazil, 40% in Peru, and 72% in Mexico. In 2017, GTM expects Mexico to install 2 GW, […]
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.