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Chile approves 450 MW solar + storage project
March 9, 2017
SolarReserve announced it has received approval from the government of Chile to construct a 450-MW solar facility with energy storage. The Tamarugal Solar Project in the Tarapaca region of Chile will consist of three 150-MW solar thermal towers, each with 13 hours of full-load energy storage and 5.8 GW/h of total energy storage capacity. “SolarReserve’s […]
Colombia issues rules for small-scale solar PV
March 7, 2017
The government of Colombia has published the Decreto 348 del 1 de marzo de 2017, a new piece of legislation to support the installation of small and medium-sized renewable energy and solar power generators across the country. The new regulations will apply to renewable energy power generators with a capacity of up to 100 kW […]
Bahamas prepares to connect small-scale solar PV
March 2, 2017
Bahamas Power and Light is weeks away from bringing rooftop solar PV to businesses and homeowners. During an interview with local radio show, Minister of Environment and Housing Kenred Dorsett said Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) is making preparations to connect small scale PV to its electricity grid. “BPL indicated last month that they are […]
Bankrupt SunEdison strikes a deal with Actis for 1.5 GW of LatAm PV
March 2, 2017
Actis announced this week its acquisition of more than 1,500 MW of solar PV assets in Latin America from bankrupt US developer SunEdison. The company has acquired 578 MW of contracted projects in operation, construction or advanced stage of development, plus more than 1,000 MW of early-stage projects. It gave no further details about the […]
Colombia starts construction on its first solar power project
February 12, 2017
Electricity company Celsia will begin work on a 9.9 MW project in March, and grid connection is expected later in 2017. Colombian developers Celsia say that the project, the first solar plant in Colombia will be located in the southwestern region of Valle del Cauca. The plant will be built and operated by Celsia subsidiary […]
Haiti goes solar: Rooftop PV system inaugurated in Champ-de-Mars
February 8, 2017
Monday, de facto President Jocelerme Privert, inaugurated a state-of-the-art solar power plant with a capacity of 100 Kw to permanently illuminate the Champ-de-Mars area. The implementation of this integrated high-tech system developed by the Canadian consulting engineering firm GENINOV, with a subsidiary established in Haiti since 2009, was financed by the World Bank and should […]
37 MW Jamaican solar farm receives USAID grant
January 3, 2017
The record-setting 8.5 cents/kWh PPA for the 37 MW Jamaican solar farm has lined up financing through the USAID, and the project remains on track to begin construction this year. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded the first grant through the Clean Energy Finance Facility for the Caribbean and Central America (CEFF-CCA), […]
Colombia: solar industry to grow under new investment
December 23, 2016
Colombia has significant solar energy resource yet has struggled to grow the industry. A new joint investment into a PV firm in Colombia is set to give a much needed boost to the construction of solar projects in the region. Innova Capital Partners, LLC (Innova) and Fondo de Capital Privado de Emprendimiento e Innovación SP […]
Cayman: renewables could meet 60 MW capacity need
December 16, 2016
In a public meeting this week in Cayman, The Caribbean Utilities Company (CUC) revealed it expects to add up to another 60 megawatts of power to the current 100 MW it produces now. The capacity additions will likely come from wind, solar, and waste-to-energy, with ocean thermal also on the table. CUC and consultants from […]