Solar

St. Lucia: Wind, Solar and Geothermal projects to fulfill half of RE target by 2023

January 26, 2017

St. Lucia continues to make progress toward its target of 35% renewables by 2035, says Minister of Infrastructure, Ports, Energy and Labour, Stephenson King. Current projects underway or in the planning stages include a 12 MW wind farm, a 3.2 PV project and a 30 MW geothermal project. “We are also hoping that by the […]

Antigua to revisit net-metering policy for small-scale solar

January 20, 2017

Antigua is reviewing Antigua Public Utilities Authority’s (APUA’s) unpopular net billing policy, however the minister of information was unwilling to say whether it would amended in homeowners’ favour. Presently, the net billing policy limits the savings one can achieve through home solar installation. APUA sells power to the consumer at the commercial rate but credits […]

Chile: Elecnor to build 115 MW solar

January 18, 2017

Spain’s Elecnor SA said on Monday it has been awarded a $117.2m contract to build the 115 MW Santiago Solar plant in Chile. The company has been hired for the job by the project company, owned by EDF Energies Nouvelles, which in turn is the renewables arm of French power producer EDF, and local developer […]

El Salvador: $49/MWh solar in latest auction to bring 170MW wind and solar

January 13, 2017

Five projects totaling 169.9 MW comprising solar and wind projects were awarded this week in El Salvador’s second renewable energy auction. Winning bidders included a 50 MW wind project at $98.78/MWh and 119.9 MW of solar PV projects ranging from $49.55 – $67.24. According to El Salvador’s National Energy Board (CNE), the awarded projects will represent […]

Chile approves Ibereólica’s 446MW solar PV plant

January 11, 2017

Chile’s environmental authority (SEA) approved Ibereólica’s 446MW solar photovoltaic project. The $535m project Elena, located to Chile’s Antofagasta district, will be one of the most ambitious solar projects in the region. The project consists of the construction and operation of two identical Photovoltaic Plants (FV-1 and FV-2) of 223 MW each, so that there will […]

Mexico eases path to small-scale solar PV

January 11, 2017

Mexico has launched a guide for the interconnection of power generation systems smaller than 500 kW, outlining the technical and administrative aspects of the process. The Secretariat of Energy (SENER) said Tuesday that the government has also taken measures to simplify the procedures for the connection of distributed generation (DG) systems, such as rooftop solar […]

Bahamas: Nassau Container Port plans 5MW solar array

January 4, 2017

Arawak Port Development is seeking to install a 5MW solar array at the Nassau Container Port in the Bahamas, IJGlobal has exclusively learned. The project is still in the planning phase, but IJGlobal was told that financing is being sought from development banks active in the region to match with Arawak equity. It was said […]

Mexico: 20 GW of clean energy and growing

December 29, 2016

Mexico now has over 20 GW of installed clean energy capacity, and it’s only going to grow. In the next 3 years, solar energy is expected to grow more than 20 times the current figure and wind capacity is anticipated to triple. In a report released by the Secretariat of Energy (SENER), clean energy capacity […]

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 […]