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Jamaica anticipates 500 MW energy tender early 2021

Starting early 2021, Jamaica plans to develop over 500 megawatts of new generation. “It is envisioned that competition will bring the price of electricity down, while bringing the best technologies into the energy sector,” said Minister of Science, Energy & Technology Fayval Williams in a webinar discussion on ‘Renewable Energy Infrastructure Investment Opportunities’ on Thursday. […]
Mexico issues international geothermal tender

The state-owned Comision Federal de Electricidad power company is seeking a developer for the facility. Comision Federal de Electricidad (CFE) a state-owned power company in Mexico, has launched an international geothermal plant project tender. It is looking for a developer that will be able to follow through on a facility with a guaranteed 25 MW net capacity. […]
Guatemala announces three upcoming calls for tenders

Guatemala’s Electric Company (EEGSA) has announced it is preparing three calls for tenders for energy projects. The first call for tender is for a project lasting for a period of one year from May 2019, and providing 71MW. The second and third projects, of an unspecified energy production, are for a period of four years […]
El Salvador opened tender for renewable energy project

El Salvador has received eighteen proposals, twelve solar PV projects and six biogas, for a 28MW renewable energy project. The National Energy Council of El Salvador, and the electricity distributor DELSUR received this Wednesday the proposals. The call for tenders had been opened in May. Representatives of SIGET, a government agency overlooking electricity and telecommunications […]
Two solar project tenders launched in Dutch Caribbean

Two Dutch Caribbean islands have launched tenders for solar projects. Curaçao’s power utility Aqualectra issued a tender for the construction of a solar project with a capacity of 10 – 15 MW. The utility Saba Electric Company, the provider of power for Saba Island, released a tender for a 1 MW solar park with 1.5 […]
Argentina launches new tender for 1200 MW of renewables

On Aug 16th, Argentina launched the RenovAr Ronda 2 national auction for the supply of 1,200MW of renewable energy capacity. Through the tender, announced via a resolution in the official gazette, authorities will seek to award 550MW wind, 450MW solar, 100MW biomass, 35MW biogas, 15MW biogas from landfills (waste-to-energy) and 50MW small hydropower capacity. Maximum PPA prices […]
Chile: Delays in 42% of contracts from 2016 tender

42 percent of the electricity supply contracts awarded in the last tender in Chile are pending approval by the National Energy Commission (CNE). At the beginning of April, the agency would only have authorized 333 of the 775 agreements awarded in the tender of August 2016, according to Diario Financiero. The last tender of supply […]
Chile: Successful efficiency policies to reduce capacity needs for next tender

Chile is set to reduce the amount of capacity on offer in its next major power tender and delay the start of power purchase agreements (PPAs) by a year, according to executive secretary of the National Energy Commission (CNE), Andres Romero. The CNE has yet to confirm these actions, but it has estimated that it […]
Mexico’s 3rd tender coming in April

After two successful tenders, Mexico will announce its third auction for power, capacity and clean energy certificates on April 28, said the head of the National Energy Control Centre (CENACE) as reported by Renewables Now. The process is to be completed by mid-October, Eduardo Meraz Ateca said at a ceremony dedicated to the signing of […]