Solar Energy

CARICOM Commissions a 400 KW Solar PV and Storage System in Guyana

January 14, 2022

CARICOM will produce solar-generated electricity soon after commissioning a 400-kilowatt solar photovoltaic power generation plant and battery power conditioning system on their compound in Liliendaal, Greater Georgetown. The Japanese government funded the USD 7 million project consisting of 1,500 solar panels, servers, batteries, a carport, and space for educational/recreational activities. In the future, CARICOM expects […]

Matrix Renewables Closes Financing for 328-MW Solar Distributed Generation Portfolio in Chile

January 14, 2022

Matrix Renewables, a Madrid-based renewable energy platform backed by the global alternative asset manager, TPG, closed a non-recourse, long-term financing agreement for 328 MW of solar-distributed generation (DG) projects in Chile. Out of the 48 photovoltaic projects in Chile’s PMGD program (projects with a generation capacity surplus lower than or equal to 9,000 kW), the […]

MPC Energy Solutions Begins Development on El Salvador Solar Plants

January 14, 2022

MPC Energy Solution reached a financial close for the Santa Rosa & Villa Sol solar (PV) plants in El Salvador. With a combined capacity of 21.07 MW, MPCES expects the plants to begin energy production towards the end of 2022, generating around 43 GWh a year and avoiding nearly 11,000 tons of CO2 emissions per […]

RUBiS Energy Jamaica will Acquire 80 Percent of Photosol France

January 11, 2022

RUBiS Energy Jamaica will complete a USD 422 million deal and acquire 80% of the solar energy company Photosol France. The agreement will allow RUBiS to compete in the renewable energy market in the region. Source: Power Technology

Enel Green Power completes construction of apiary as part of a 187MW solar project in Colombia

January 3, 2022

Enel Green Power focuses on promoting the coexistence of bees, community, and clean energy with the construction of an apiary as part of their La Loma solar project. La Loma is a 187MW (dc) solar project currently in construction in Colombia. Solar apiaries, like this one consist of hives located within the solar energy projects. […]

EDF Renewables wins a microgrid tender in Peru combining solar power generation and storage, to supply the biggest remote city in the world

December 21, 2021

EDF Renewables have been awarded the tender for a microgrid in Iquitos, Peru and plans to develop and operate around 100 MW of photovoltaic capacities, and more than 100 MW of battery energy storage. The agreement includes a 20 year PPA with the state-owned electricity distribution company, Electro Oriente aiming to provide electricity at a […]

MPC Energy Solutions and Leclanché form strategic collaboration for utility-scale energy storage solutions in St. Kitts and Nevis

December 20, 2021

MPC Energy Solutions (MPCES) has partnered with Leclanché, one of the world’s leading energy storage companies, publicly listed in Switzerland (SIX: LECN), to build the previously announced 35.7 MWp solar photovoltaic (PV) and 18.2 MW battery energy storage system (BESS) project designed with Leclanché Energy Management Software (L-EMS) in St. Kitts’ Basseterre Valley, next to […]