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50MW wind farm in the Dominican Republic starts operations
June 13, 2019
The 50MW wind farm PECASA was inaugurated yesterday in the Dominican Republic. This is one of the Dominican Republic’s largest renewable energy projects. Dominican Republic President Danilo Medina highlighted the importance of this new wind farm in helping diversify the nation’s energy matrix. This new clean energy source will allow to further reduce fuel consumption […]
MPC Capital purchases Costa Rican wind farm
May 2, 2019
MPC Capital has acquired the 21MW Tilawind wind farm in Costa Rica for USD 50 million. Tilawind, located in the windy northern province of Guanacaste in Costa Rica, is an effective source of clean energy. Last year, it exceeded its expected outputs both in terms of energy production and revenues. Investors in the acquisition include […]
Wind farm in Dominican Republican enters into commission
April 15, 2019
A 50MW wind farm in the Dominican Republic started operations last week. This project, the Agua Clara wind farm, is equipped with 25 wind turbines of 2MW each. Agua Clara will be supplying electricity from clean and renewable energy sources to over 250 000 households. The wind farm was developed by Inkia Energy Ltd on […]
One week to IPO of Jamaican wind energy company
April 11, 2019
Wigton Windfarm Limited will have its stock market launch on April 17th. Eleven billion shares at 0.50 cents each will be offered under the IPO, which will run until May 1st on the Jamaica Stock Exchange. Wigton is a subsidiary of the state-owned energy authority Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica. Wigton Windfarm is the largest wind […]
Martinique makes strides towards energy self-sufficiency
March 18, 2019
With the 14MW Grand-Rivière wind park inaugurated last month, and further projects on the way, Martinique has been making strides towards achieving its goal of being energy self-sufficient by relying on renewable energy by 2030. The Grand-Rivière wind park counts seven wind turbines, and will provide electricity to 10 000 homes – 5% of the […]
Wind project starts construction in Cuba
March 13, 2019
Empresa de Construcción y Montaje, a state-owned Cuban building company, has started the construction of the 51MW La Herradura-1 wind farm. The foundations for two of the planned 34 towers have been built in the Las Tunas province. This will be the second wind farm in the region – the first, the 50MW La Herradura-2 […]
German wind project developer enters market in Panama
February 25, 2019
PNE AG, a German wind projects developer, has bought five wind energy projects in Panama – their first movie for entering the Latin American renewable energy market. The company delivers clean energy projects through their phases of development, project planning, realisation, financing and operation. Their operations are international, with a presence in fourteen countries on […]
Contract signed for El Salvador’s first wind park
February 18, 2019
Ventus SA de CV (Ventus) has signed a contract with El Salvador’s Economy Minister Luz Estrella Dominguez to build a 54MW wind park. Ventus is a unit of the Guatemalan power generation operator, Tracia Network Corporation, and will be in charge of the wind park’s construction. This project will be financed over ten years by […]
60 GWh wind power plant inaugurated in Costa Rica
January 17, 2019
The Cacao Wind Energy Farm in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica, will benefit 20 000 homes and 127 000 people, it was announced at the facility’s opening ceremony. This wind farm is one of nine currently in development in the northwestern region of the country, and the second built by Coopeguanacaste in that province. […]