The Brazilian Minister of Mines and Energy, Alexandre Silveira, presented the Electricity Transmission Grants Plan (POTEE), which consists of a US$11.2 billion investment into the construction of renewable power transmission infrastructure in the Northeast region. There will be three auctions, the first starting in the first half of this year. Source: Renewables Now
Enel Green Power Chile received approval to start commercial operation at its 162.8-MW net Valle del Sol solar photovoltaic plant in Antofagasta. Source: Renewables Now
Brazil added 507.8 MW of wind, solar, and hydropower generation capacity in April. Overall, the country added 1,643 MW of wind and 1,243.4 MW of solar sources in the first four months of the year. Source: Renewables Now
Norweigan energy company, Statkraft received approval from ANEEL to develop a 227.5 MW solar park project in the State of Bahia. Source: Renewables Now
BNDES received a credit line of US$1.3 billion from the Chinese Development Bank for investments in energy and infrastructure projects. Source: Latin Finance
The Vietnamese company, Thai Binh Green PowerInvestment Corporation has officially started operation at the 23 MW PV park in Cuba. Source: PV Magazine LATAM
FRV is seeking environmental approval to install a 316.8-MW wind farm in Chile. The project’s total investment is around US$340 million. Source: Renewables Now
Chile is ranked number six on Cornwall Insight’s Low-carbon Hydrogen Index for 2023. The country rose two spots from last year and has the potential to be a global leader in the emerging hydrogen economy. Source: Renewables Now
