Latin America PV News Snippets
Chile Gets ‘Largest’ Solar Complex Powering Astronomical Observatory & More From Lightsource BP, KfW
ESO Paranal Observatory 100% powered by bifacial solar in Chile; America Energia enters 15-year PPA with Lightsource bp in Brazil; KfW lends €200 million to Colombia for energy transition.
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EDP Brasil Completes 6.6 MW Solar For McDonald’s & More From GameChange, Colombia, ETED, Scatec, ANEEL
EDP Brasil’s 6.6 MW solar for McDonald’s; GameChange Solar’s 200 MW order for Colombia; Colombia added 15 MW in Q2/2022; 50 MW Dominican Republic solar project; Alunorte to offtake 60% power from 531 MW Brazilian project; Brazil installed nearly 50 MW solar in June 2022.
Ground Breaks On 140 MW Albania PV Project
Voltalia Begins Construction Of ‘Largest’ Solar Plant In Western Balkans
Over 2 years after it was awarded a 140 MW solar power plant in Albania, French renewable energy company Voltalia has started the construction of Karavasta PV facility calling it the ‘largest’ solar energy project in the Western Balkans.
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X-Elio Enters BESS Market With Chilean Solar Project & More From Mytilineos, Canadian Solar
X-Elio will install its 1st BESS project in Chile for 58 MW solar plant; Enel Generación Chile enters a 10-year solar PPA with Mytilineos; Canadian Solar will sell 738 MW solar capacity to SPIC Brasil.
586 MW Wind & Solar Power Project In Brazil
Norsk Hydro’s Brazilian Bauxite Mine & Alumina Refinery Opt For RE Power From GIG & Hydro Rein
Macquarie Asset Management’s Green Investment Group (GIG) has joined hands with Norwegian renewables developer Hydro Rein to co-develop a 586 MW wind and solar power project in Brazil that will have Norsk Hydro’s bauxite mine and alumina refinery as sole offtakers of power generated.
55 GW Solar Registered For Brazil’s A-5 Auction
Brazil’s EPE Registers 115 GW New Energy Capacity For A-5 & A-6 Auctions
Brazil’s Energy Research Office of Empresa de Pesquisa Energética (EPE) has registered 114.86 GW new energy capacity for both A-5 and A-6 auctions to be held on September 16, 2022 out of which solar capacity accounts for 55.82 GW.
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438 MW Solar JV In Brazil Between Hydro Rein, Atlas & Albras & More From Vatia, Galp
Albras to source solar power from 438 MW solar plant in Brazil; IFC backs Colombia’s Vatia to strengthen its renewable energy portfolio; Galp to expand renewables portfolio with 4.8 GW capacity in Brazil.
Aker Horizons & Statkraft Partner For Green Hydrogen
Collaboration To Explore Green Hydrogen & Ammonia Production In India & Brazil
Norway’s state-owned energy company Statkraft and green investment firm Aker Horizons have joined hands to jointly explore green hydrogen and ammonia production opportunities in India and Brazil, eying steel and fertilizer industries here.
EDPR Secures PPAs For Over 600 MW In 2 Markets
EDP Renewables Gets Offtake Contracts For 605 MW Solar In Brazil & US
The renewable energy arm of Portuguese energy giant EDP, EDP Renewables (EDPR) has announced securing power purchase agreements (PPA) for a total of 605 MW AC solar power capacity in the 2 markets of Brazil and the US with various offtakers.
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Cerro Dominador Scraps CSP For Chile Project To Focus On PV & More From Voltalia, Argentina
Cerro Dominador expanding solar project’s capacity to 600 MW in Chile; Voltalia’s 320 MW Brazilian solar project commissioned; Argentina has awarded Multiradio the contract to set up solar projects for 60 buildings under PERMER program.
Brazil’s A-5 & A-6 Auctions On Sept. 16, 2022
Solar PV To Compete In Brazil’s A-5 New Energy Auction For 15-Year Contract
Brazilian Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) will hold the A-5 as well as A-6 New Energy Auctions on September 16, 2022 for hydroelectric, wind, solar PV, thermoelectric, urban solid waste, biomass, biogas, natural gas projects, and others.
Brazil’s CEMIG Launches Wind & Solar Tender
CEMIG Expanding Energy Generation Capacity; Seeks More Wind & Solar Power
Brazilian electricity supplier Companhia Energetica de Minas Gerais (CEMIG) is soliciting proposals to acquire or contract electricity from wind and solar power plants in the country, a step that it says is aligned with its strategic business planning.
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Verano Energy Expands Chilean Portfolio With 116 MW Solar & More From Enel, CNE
Enel raises €600 million for sustainability projects in Latin America; Verano Energy acquires 15 solar projects in Chile; Dominican Republic grants concession agreement to 50 MW solar project.
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Statkraft To Build 671 MW Solar+Storage Project In Chile & More From Voltalia, Blue Elephant Energy
Statkraft secures environmental clearance for 671 MW solar & storage project in Chile; Voltalia breaks ground for 260 MW solar project in Brazil; Blue Elephant Energy acquires 44 MW solar capacity in Chile.
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Atlas Fires Up 244 MW Bifacial Solar Plant In Chile & More From Engie Brasil, Ecopetrol
Atlas Renewable Energy starts commercial operations of its 244 MW solar plant in Chile; Engie Brasil acquires 260 MW in Brazil; Ecopetrol starts solar powered green hydrogen production plant in Colombia.
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Celsia & Grupo Bancolombia’s Solar Platform In Colombia & More From Voltalia, Ingeteam & Meteocontrol
Voltalia sells minority stake in 320 MW Brazilian plant; Ingeteam provides inverters for 210 MW Brazilian PV portfolio; meteocontrol to provide monitoring services for Celsia that has also launched a solar energy platform in Colombia with Grupo Bancolombia Capital.
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Colombian Air Force Base To Save $64 Million/Month With Solar Power 7 More From Norsk & Sonnedix
Norsk Solar signs up for 18 MW solar in Brazil; Sonnedix has energized its 10.5 MW solar farm in Chile; Colombian Air Force Base gets solar power plant for self-consumption.
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DOP 1.09 Billion For Renewables Support In 2021 In Dominican Republic & More From ABSOLAR, Enel
ABSOLAR says Brazil’s cumulative installed solar power capacity now exceeds 14 GW; Colombia’s SIC has approved merger of 4 companies to create a single Enel Colombia, focused on renewables and electromobility; Dominican Republic supported renewab.
Solar PPA For 381 MW In Brazil
Canadian Solar Secures Brazilian Steelmaker Usiminas As Offtaker For Solar Project
Canada headquartered solar cell and module maker from China, Canadian Solar Inc has identified Latin American steel producer Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais (Usiminas) as the offtaker of 50% electricity generation from its 381 MW Morada do Sol Project in Brazil.
