Brazil added 514.63 MW of solar and wind power capacity in July. Solar farms account for most of the additional capacity, with 330.51 MW added in the month. Source: Financial Eye
Parque Eolico Arauco (PEA), the Argentine wind power company, started construction on the 100 MW Arauco III wind project. The project will cost US$120 million and expands the Arauco I and II wind farms. Source: Renewables Now
The government of Colombia released the nation’s offshore wind road map and is preparing to hold the first competition for offshore wind leases next. Source: Renewables Now
BlueFloat Energy, the Spanish floating wind specialist, has announced plans to build seven offshore wind farms with over 5 GW in Colombia. Source: Renewables Now
Danish wind turbine maker, Vestas Wind Systems, signed a contract with Pan American Energy Energias Renovaveis to equip the 423 MW Novo Horizonte wind complex in Bahia. Source: Renewables Now
