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Panama commissions its largest PV plant at 42 MW
April 12, 2017
Italian power provider Enel has connected to the grid Panama’s largest PV plant, the 42 MW Sol Real project. According to a filing with the stock exchange, the plant will sell power to the Enel’s 300 MW Fortuna hydroelectric power station in Panama. The installation is expected to generate around 70 million GWh of electricity […]
Dominican Republic to commission 360 MW of renewables in 2018
April 10, 2017
The Dominican Corporation of State Electric Companies (CDEEE) announced that it has started work on eight renewable-energy projects that will provide 361.2MW of new generation capacity to the country’s grid in 2018. The announcement was made by Rubén Jiménez Bichara, executive vice president of CDEEE, during the launch of the Renewable Energy Projects Support Plan. […]
Guyana: Green Heart Tree Energy commissions new solar PV system
April 6, 2017
Green Heart Tree Energy (GHTE) entered the renewable energy market in Guyana earlier on March 3, 2017 when it commissioned a 10 kilowatt system to power the Paramakatoi Flavours Sun Dried Tomato Processing Plant, the company said in a statement. “The Paramakatoi project is the beginning of GHTE’s commitment to long term investment in the […]
Enel Mexico breaks ground on large solar facility
April 5, 2017
Enel has commenced the construction of a 238MW Don Jose capacity solar power plant in Mexico, with an investment of $220m. Located in the State of Guanajuato at San Luis de la Paz, the solar photovoltaic (PV) plant’s construction is being carried out by the Italian energy and gas major’s Mexican subsidiary Enel Green Power […]
Chile: Solar prices likely to keep falling
April 3, 2017
Chile’s next auction in October will see prices continuing to fall, according to the company who set records for lowest solar PPA last year. “There is an enormous amount of competition in this market and none of the fundamentals have changed from the previous auction,” Inigo Malo, Solarpack Corp. Tecnologica’s manager for the Andean region, […]
Mexico: Construction begins on largest PV plant in Latin America
March 30, 2017
Italian power provider Enel announced it has started construction on the largest PV plant on the American continent, the 754 MW Villanueva project, which is located in the Mexican state of Coahuila. The company is investing €650 million in the project, which is scheduled for completion in the second half of 2018. The project is […]
El Salvador: Contracts signed for 170 MW of solar and wind
March 29, 2017
El Salvador’s power distributors have this week signed contracts for the winning projects in the country’s renewable energy auction, which was held by the government in January. Among the projects are four PV plants with a combined capacity of 119.9 MW. The auction ended with an average price of $51.48/MWh. This is the lowest price […]
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 […]
Montserrat renewable energy project signals action by government and local utility
March 28, 2017
On Friday, March 24, the Government of Montserrat through the Ministry of Communications, Works and Labour (MCWL) and Montserrat Utilities Limited (MUL) released a Request for Qualifications for interested parties to qualify for the Engineering, Procurement and Construction for a 1 megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic (PV) and battery storage project. The solar project is part […]