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Vestas will supply 48 MW wind farm in Dominican Republic
July 3, 2018
The Danish wind turbine company, Vestas, will build a 48 MW wind park in the Dominican Republic. The company expects to ship the wind turbines within Q1 2019 as the commissioning is scheduled for the Q3 2019. This will be the company’s fifth project in the country with 180 MW of installed and under construction […]
Wind energy is taking over Argentina’s energy market
June 20, 2018
The Spanish wind energy company Gamesa Renewable Energy, is now investing in a 97 MW wind farm in Argentina. This new venture has consolidated Gamesa as a leader in renewables in Latin America. Argentina has become an attractive investment for renewables companies as the country is looking to use in the next few years 8% […]
Acciona’s 5th wind farm begins operations in Tamaulipas, Mexico
June 19, 2018
The Spanish wind company Acciona, has started commissioning a 183-MW wind farm (El Cortijo) in Tamaulipas, Mexico. Over the coming weeks, commissioning works will be finalized and the wind farm will run at full capacity. In Mexico’s first long-term power auction, the El Cortijo project secured 585.5 GWh of power and clean energy certificates. In a later […]
183 MW wind farm starts operating in Tamaulipas, Mexico.
June 18, 2018
The Spanish wind company Acciona, has started commissioning a 183-MW wind farm (El Cartijo) in Tamaulipas, Mexico. El Cortijo, is now one of the first projects to secure a long-term power auction, and one of the first being developed as a product of Mexico’s Energy Reform. This will be Acciona’s fifth wind farm in the […]
Solar and wind projects secure financing in Dominican Republic
May 10, 2018
Two renewable energy project developers in the Dominican Republic advanced financing plans this week, securing debt for solar and wind-powered projects on the Caribbean island. The Monte Plata solar plant will expand capacity from its current 30 MW (commissioned in September 2016) to 69 MW. Once operational, it will be the largest solar plant in the […]
Jamaican wind farm IPO set to boost local economy
April 26, 2018
The Wigton Windfarm – which made a net profit of $186 million as of March 2017 – is going public, with the help of broker Mayberry Investments Limited. The aim of the IPO is to encourage Jamaicans to become involved in the energy sector, says DBJ’s Managing Director Milverton Reynolds. “We want to widen the base of […]
Jamaica receives US grant for offshore wind development
October 11, 2017
The U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has awarded a grant to the Petroleum Corp. of Jamaica (PCJ) to support the development of an offshore wind farm in the country. Keystone Engineering Inc. (KEI), a Louisiana-based energy firm, will conduct a feasibility study to explore the viability for offshore wind in Jamaica. KEI designed the first offshore […]
Chile’s Colbun SA wins bid to build largest wind farm in Latin America
September 28, 2017
Following a global bidding process, the Chilean government reported that Chilean based Colbun SA was awarded the rights to build the largest wind farm in Latin America, requiring an investment of nearly $1 billion. The Ministry of National Assets opened bidding for some 8,000 hectares (19,768 acres) of federal lands in the northern region of […]
Construction begins at Peru’s largest wind farm
September 7, 2017
Enel Green Power Peru has started construction on Wayra I, a 132 MW wind farm project in the district of Marcona, in the Ica region. When completed, the $165 million Wayra I will be Peru’s largest wind farm. “The construction of Enel’s first wind farm in Peru furthers our presence in the country and demonstrates our […]