Latin America PV Snippets: NEC, Powertis, Piaui, Celsia
NextEnergy Capital Acquires 45.3 MW Solar Portfolio In Chile; Powertis Raises BRL 520 Million For 375 MW Brazilian Solar Project; Brazil’s Piaui To Prepare Solar Atlas For State; Celsia Energizes 9.8 MW In Colombia
Wednesday, 14 Jul 2021
45.3 MW solar portfolio in Chile exchanges hands: The international institutional solar fund of NextEnergy Capital (NEC), NextPower III ESG (NPIII ESG) has acquired 45.3 MW Portfolio Guanaco II solar portfolio in Chile from an unidentified ‘leading.
Latin America PV Snippets: Energea, Sonnedix, UN-ECLAC
Energea Global & GESO To Invest In 18 Distributed Power Generation Projects In Brazil; Sonnedix Starts Construction Of 160 MW Project In Chile; UN-ECLAC Issues EOI For 265 kW Solar System In Chile
Wednesday, 23 Jun 2021
$63 million for Brazilian solar market: US based renewable energy project developer and retail investment platform Energea Global has secured $63 million from London listed investment trust VH Global Energy Opportunities PLC (GESO) to co-invest in distributed solar projects in Brazil.
Brazil To Hold A-5 New Energy Auction On Sept 30, 2021
Solar PV Part Of Participating Technologies Under A-5 New Energy Auction Of Brazil Scheduled For Sept 30, 2021; Decision On A-6 Later
Thursday, 06 May 2021
Brazil will hold its next auction to procure new energy generation projects in the A-5 category on September 30, 2021, the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) confirmed. It has published a decree to this effect in the country’s official gazette.
Latin America PV Snippets: Greener, EGP, Sonnedix
Greener Sees 4.1 GW Utility Scale Solar Capacity To Be Energized In Brazil By 2022; Enel Green Power To Build 404 MW Chile Project After Securing Environmental Clearance; Sonnedix Commissions 6 MW In Chile
Wednesday, 05 May 2021
4.1 GW utility scale solar to come online in Brazil by 2022: According to Utility Scale PV Market 2021 Brazil Strategy Report of market consultancy Greener, around 4.1 GW of utility scale solar capacity is likely to become operational in Latin America’s largest solar market by 2022.
Chinese Consortium To Build 1.1 GW Solar Project In Brazil
China Development Integration Limited & China Machinery Engineering Corporation To Establish One Among Largest Solar Projects In Latin America, With 1.1 GW Capacity In Brazil
Thursday, 29 Apr 2021
Chinese money will majorly be invested in a 1.1 GW solar power project being planned in Brazil’s Port Acu and additional locations as it will be built by 2 large scale Chinese corporations.
Latin America PV Snippets: EGP, Fepam, Isagen, Creral
Enel Green Power Breaks Ground On 31 MW Solar Project In Panama; Fepam Approves 5 MW Agrivoltaic Project In Brazil; Isagen Acquires 100 MW Solar Project In Colombia; Construction On Distributed Solar Projects Of Creral
Wednesday, 07 Apr 2021
31 MW solar power plant in Panama: Enel Green Power Panama (EGPP) has started construction of a 30.88 MW solar PV project in Panama which when completed will bring online a total of 48.68 GWh of clean energy capacity annually.
Focus Energia Planning 3 GW Solar Complex In Bahia, Brazil
Focus Energia Raises BRL 765 Million In Initial Public Offering & Reveals Plans To Implement 3 GW Futura Solar Complex In Brazil’s Bahia
Monday, 08 Feb 2021
Focus Energia, an energy company in Brazil, has revealed it will build more than 1.372 GW solar power capacity in the Futura Solar Complex in Bahia state of the country.
1 GW Solar PV Plant Proposed In Piaui, Brazil
JKL Energy Proposes Piaui Government Of Brazil To Build ‘Largest’ Solar PV Plant In State With 1 GW Capacity Comprising 4 Million PV Panels
Saturday, 06 Feb 2021
The State Government of Piaui in Brazil has received a proposal from local Brazilian company JKL Energy to build what would be the largest solar power plant here, with 1 GW capacity.
Norwegian Aluminium Company Seeks Solar In Brazil
Norsk Hydro To Develop 480 MW Solar Project With Scatec & Equinor, And 620 MW Solar & Wind Plant With Green Investment Group In Brazil To Lower Group’s Carbon Footprint
Friday, 11 Dec 2020
Its Brazil operations are key for Norsk Hydro to lower its overall CO2 footprint from its operations by 30% by 2030.
Brazil Announces 3-Year New Energy Auction Schedule
Ministry Of Mines & Energy Officially Cancels A-4 & A-6 New Energy Auctions For 2020; Releases New Energy Auction Schedule For 2021-2023
Thursday, 10 Dec 2020
After postponing new energy auctions scheduled for 2020 in March this year due to the spread of COVID-19, Brazil has now cancelled the same but announced auction schedule for the next 3 years.
Brazilian Mining Firm To Get 766 MW Solar Park
Brazilian Miner Vale SA Announces 766 MW Sol Do Cerrado Solar Project In Brazil To Power Mining Operations & Save Annual Electricity Costs
Friday, 04 Dec 2020
Vale SA has joined the likes of other mining companies globally opting to source their own power from solar PV panels to slash their electricity costs.
Brazil Commissioned 96 MW PV Capacity In Oct 2020
Solar PV & Wind Energy Comprise 76% New Power Generation Capacity Addition In Brazil In October 2020 With Around 96 MW Added By PV: Says ANEEL; Total New PV Capacity in first 9M/2020 Equal To Full Year Additions in 2019
Friday, 06 Nov 2020
Despite COVID-19 disrupting solar PV market in the country, as it did rest of the world, Brazil grew its total PV capacity at the end of September 2020 to over 6.7 GW as per ABSOLAR, reflecting more than 2 GW growth over previous year’s 4.58 GW.
Brazil’s Copel Contracts 595 MW Solar & Wind
Copel Mercado Livre Contracts 411 MW Solar & 184 MW Wind Power In Public Auction To Procure Incentivized Renewable Energy
Tuesday, 18 Aug 2020
After registering 1.97 GW of solar and wind energy for the August 14, 2020 auction, Copel Mercado Livre has announced contracting 595 MW in all. Final contracts will be signed with the winners by the end of 2020.
Over 1.9 GW Wind & Solar For Aug 14 Brazil Tender
Copel Mercado Livre Registers Close To 2 GW Solar & Wind Energy For Special Incentive Energy Auction In Brazil Scheduled For August 14
Tuesday, 11 Aug 2020
Copel Mercado Livre is expecting the August 14, 2020 auction in Brazil to be a very competitive one for solar and wind especially since the Brazilian Ministry of Mines and Energy has not held any regulated auction since the beginning of this year.
No Import Duties For Solar PV Equipment In Brazil
Brazil Reduces Import Duties On A Number Of Solar PV Products To 0%; ABSOLAR Says Move To Boost Market But Poses Competition For Local Manufacturers
Wednesday, 22 Jul 2020
Local solar PV equipment manufacturers in Brazil can expect tougher competition from foreign made products that have been exempted from paying import duties starting from August 1, 2020.
Cumulative PV Capacity Of Brazil Now Over 6 GW
ABSOLAR: COVID-19 Notwithstanding, Over 1 GW Distributed Solar Generation Capacity Addition In Brazil During H1/2020; Cumulative Exceeds 6 GW
Friday, 17 Jul 2020
On July 11, 2020, ABSOALR said Brazil had more than 6 GW of installed solar power capacity with 2.9 GW of large-scale solar power projects and 3.1 GW of distributed solar generation capacity.
Brazilian Decree To See Over 8 GW PV In 10 Years
Brazil Approves New Decree To Ease Green Projects Financing; Ministry Of Mines & Energy Expects It To Support 36 GW New Renewable Energy Capacity Including Over 8 GW Of Solar PV In 10 Years
Thursday, 11 Jun 2020
As per ABSOLAR’s press statement on June 6, 2020, Brazil exceeded 5.7 GW of installed solar power capacity.
Brazil Okays Largest PV Project In Country
Aurora Energia To Build 1.35 GW Solar PV Project For BRL 6 Billion In Minas Gerais, Brazil After SEMAD Gave Environmental Clearance To ‘Largest’ PV Project In Country
Friday, 05 Jun 2020
Agencia Minas says Aurora Energia has received a go ahead from SEMAD for a 1,357 MW solar power plant to be located in Jaiba region of Minas Gerais state in Brazil as the largest solar project in the country so far.
Brazilian Solar Capacity Exceeds 5 GW
ABSOLAR Claims Cumulative Operational Solar Power Capacity Of Brazil Crossed 5 GW Mark In April 2020 Growing 25% During Q1/2020 Despite COVID-19 Related Quarantine
Thursday, 07 May 2020
ABSOLAR is quite optimistic of solar playing a major role in the economic recovery of Brazil as it points out 25% growth in operational capacity of this resource within a span of 3 months, 30 days of quarantine included, to exceed 5 GW capacity.
Brazilian Distributed Generation Capacity Reaches 2 GW
Brazilian Solar PV Energy Association ABSOLAR Claims Brazil To Have Reached Cumulative Distributed Power Generation Capacity Of 2 GW With Residential Segment Accounting For Over 72% Market Share
Friday, 24 Jan 2020
Brazilian solar PV energy association ABSOLAR announced on January 22, 2020 that the Latin American country’s cumulative operational distributed solar PV generation capacity has reached 2 GW.
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