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YPF Luz signs deal with EPSE to develop 500 MW of solar PV projects in the country
September 21, 2022
Argentine state-owned energy company, YPF Luz, signed a deal with EPSE to develop 500 MW of solar PV projects in the country. Source: Renewables Now
Solarpack signs concession agreement with Ecuador’s power and mining ministry for a 200 MW solar farm
September 21, 2022
Solarpack, the Spanish solar power developer, signed a 20-year concession agreement with Ecuador’s power and mining ministry for the 200 MW El Aromo solar farm project. The total investment for the development of project is around US$145 million. Source: Renewables Now
Soltec connects 112.5 MW PV plant in Brazil, a first for the company
September 21, 2022
Spain’s Soltec connected its first PV plant in Brazil. The plant, which has a capacity of 112.5 MW, saw investment of around US$81.1 million. Source: Renewables Now
Enerside wins contract to develop 75 MW of PV projects in Chile
September 7, 2022
Enerside signed contracts to develop 75 MW of PV solar projects in Chile and Spain. Source: Renewables Now
Isagen breaks ground on its 100 MW Colombian solar farm
September 7, 2022
Isagen began constructing a 100 MW solar farm in the town of Sabanalarga in Colombia. Source: Renewables Now
Enel Colombia will sell output from its 486.7 MW solar farm to a Colombian brewery
September 7, 2022
The utility group, Enel Colombia, signed a PPA to sell some of the output from the 486.7 MW Guayepo I & II solar farm to the Colombian brewery Bavaria SA. Source: IEEFA
US companies commit to developing solar and wind projects in Mexico
July 13, 2022
Seventeen US companies commit to developing 1,854 MW of solar and wind projects in Mexico. Source: Renewables Now
The Dominican Republic’s Energy Commision granted a concession to renewables sponsor Energia Renovable BAS SRL for the construction of a solar park
July 13, 2022
The Dominican Republic’s Energy Commission (CNE) agreed to grant a definitive concession to renewables sponsor Energia Renovable BAS SRL to construct the 50-MW/73.2-MWp Washington Capital Solar Park 3. The concession is for 25 years, and the firm will invest US$80 million into the project. Source: Renewables Now
Leclanché, Solrid, and MPC Energy Solutions began construction of SOLEC power plant in St. Kitts and Nevis
June 29, 2022
Leclanché, Solrid, and MPC Energy Solutions began construction on a solar-plus-storage project in St. Kitts and Nevis. The project involves pairing a 35.6 MW solar PV farm with 44.2 MWh of lithium-ion battery storage. The project will provide SKELEC with about a third of the island’s energy needs through a 20-year PPA. Source: Energy Storage […]