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LUCELEC signs contract to construct first solar farm in Saint Lucia
June 20, 2017
Today representatives from St. Lucia Electricity Services Limited (LUCELEC) and solar energy firm GRUPOTEC signed a contract to begin the engineering, procurement, and construction for a 3 megawatt (MW) solar farm, located north of the Hewanorra International Airport at La Tourney, Vieux Fort. When connected to the grid, the solar farm’s 14,900 photovoltaic (PV) panels […]
50 MW Bolivian solar project receives €11.5m from France
June 19, 2017
Bolivia’s largest solar plant just received an injection of funds from French Development Agency (AFD) for €11.5m financing. The funds are expected to be used to leverage additional financing for the 50MW Planta Solar Fotovoltaica Oruro. The plant is scheduled to come online in 2018. Bolivia’s state utility, Empresa Nacional de Energía (ENDE) has just […]
Cayman will begin operations at 5MW solar facility this month
June 6, 2017
Grand Cayman’s power provider is just a few weeks away from officially opening Cayman’s first ever solar farm. Caribbean Utilities Company (CUC) said in a statement today that it has started testing the facility in Bodden Town. Commissioned in partnership with solar project developer Entropy, the renewable energy 5MW facility is expected to generate enough […]
Chile commissions 40MW solar park
June 2, 2017
Chilean project developer Imelsa has announced the commissioning of the substation to enable the energy injection of the Doña Carmen solar park, located in the region of Valparaíso, to the Central Interconnected System. The plant, which has a power of 40 megawatts, belongs to the company Energía Cerro El Morado SA The project was submitted […]
WEB Aruba N.V.’s ‘Sunrise Solar Park’ gets a ‘green light’ for initiation
May 25, 2017
The island of Aruba is preparing for what will be one of the largest solar parks constructed to date in the Caribbean, according to the C.E.O – C.O.O of WEB Aruba N.V., Mr. Luis Oduber. WEB Aruba N.V. and Spanish company, ISOTRON have partnered up to make this project a reality and officially marked the […]
Brazilian Development Bank loans to first renewable project
May 15, 2017
The Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) has approved $168.4 million financing for the construction of the Pirapora solar plant, completion date anticipated August 2018. It is the first loan approved by the BNDES in the frame of its program to support solar and renewables. The BNDES said that the 150 MW (AC) project, which is currently […]
Following auctions and reforms, Mexico’s solar sector poised for massive growth
May 15, 2017
Industry analysts have long forecasted a spiked growth in Mexico’s solar energy sector, but now experts are predicting 2018 as the “take-off year”. The energy transition has been ongoing for several years as Mexico implemented policy reforms, but with solar winning big at the past two auctions the grid will be taking on over 4 […]
LAC region attractive market for off-grid solar
March 17, 2017
Latin America has 35 and 40 million people in need of electricity, or 5% of the population, making it an attractive market for companies providing solar-powered off-grid solutions. The region has three major areas that largely remain off-grid. Firstly there are significant parts of northern Central America – Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua, and […]
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 […]