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AES Andes submits plans for a 392 MW PV and wind power park with storage to the Environmental Assessment Service (SEA) in Chile
March 2, 2023
AES Andes announced a submission to the Environmental Assessment Service (SEA) in Chile for a hybrid park with a total capacity of 392 MW of PV and wind power with storage. The project includes the construction of a PV park with an installed capacity of approximately 252 MW, a 140 MW wind farm and a battery […]
EDP Renovaveis SA unveiled its largest renewable energy park, a 580 MW wind complex in Brazil
February 15, 2023
EDP Renovaveis SA opened its 580 MW wind complex in Brazil’s Rio Grande do Norte state. The complex is made up of 14 wind farms equipped with 138 turbines, making it the firms largest renewable energy park in the world. Source: Renewables Now
YPF Luz announced the construction of a fourth wind farm in Argentina
February 15, 2023
Argentine power producer, YPF Luz, is set to build a fourth wind farm in Argentina. The project will cost a total of US$260 million. Source: Renewables Now
Brazilian energy company, Auren Energy, commenced operations at a 409 MW wind complex in Piaui and Pernambuco
December 8, 2022
Auren Energy started operations at the 409 MW Ventos do Piaui II and III Wind Complex in northeastern Brazil. The company invested a total of US$395.7 million into the wind complex. Source: Renewables Now
Brazilian pharmaceutical company, Eurofarma, will procure electricity from Omega Energia’s 211.5 MW wind project
November 17, 2022
Omega Energia, will supply electricity from the 211.5 MW Assurua 4 wind project to the Brazilian pharmaceutical company, Eurofarma. Source: Renewables Now
Chile’s state-owned copper miner, Codelco signed a PPA with Colbun SA to gradually replace coal-based electricity with 100% renewables
November 3, 2022
Colbun SA, the Chilean Utility, has renegotiated a PPA with Codelco, the state owned copper miner, to gradually replace the contracted supply of coal-based electricity with 100% renewables. The contract will last until 2044. Source: Renewables Now
For first time, Chile’s power generation from solar and wind exceeds the production of electricity from coal
November 3, 2022
Chile sets Non Conventional Renewable Energy (NCRE) record by exceeding the production of electricity from coal over a 12-month period with solar and wind power generation. Source: BN Americas
Enel SpA begins a 399 MW expansion on the 1 GW Lagoa dos Ventos wind complex
November 3, 2022
Enel SpA started construction on a 399 MW expansion of the 1 GW Lagoa dos Ventos wind complex in Brazil. Source: Renewables Now
Sempra Infrastructure will supply power from a 300 MW wind farm in Mexico to the city of Santa Clara
November 2, 2022
Sempra Infrastructure signed a PPA with Silicon Valley Power (SVP) to supply power to the city of Santa Clara from a 300 MW wind farm in Mexico. Source: Renewables Now