South america

JinkoSolar wins 522MW Brazil solar order
Phase 1 of the Santa Luzia plant is anticipated to be totally operational in early 2024
Nov 25, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, South america, JinkoSolar, Brazil, Alberto Cuter, Joao Batista Meirelles
Vale launches initial plants of 766-MWp solar complicated in Brazil
Brazilian mining business Vale SA (BVMF: VALE3) announced on Thursday it has started power generation at a 766-MWp solar photovoltaic (PV) plant in the town of Jaiba, Minas Gerais state.
Nov 18, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, South america, Brazil, Vale
Spain's Enerside lands off-taker for 3.33-MWp solar DG project in Brazil
Spanish integrated solar PV platform Enerside Energy SA (BME: ENRS) stated that it has actually authorized a power purchase agreement (PPA) to provide power from its 3.33 MWp distributed generation (DG) solar farm in Brazil to Brazilian renewables and sugar-energy company Raizen SA (BVMF: RAIZ4).
Nov 14, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, South america, Europe, Brazil, enerside
Brazil's Atiaia Renovaveis to build 27.5-MW solar park for local glass manufacturer
Brazilian glass maker Vivix Vidros Planos perseverance its production facility in the eastern city of Goiana with a 27.5-MW solar plant that will be constructed by domestic renewables firm Atiaia Renovaveis.
Nov 10, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, South america, Brazil, Solar Park, Atiaia Renovaveis
Chile, the land of mines, leads the way in solar power
The Latin American country has far exceeded its goal to get to 20% of energy production from renewable resources by 2025
Nov 7, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Chile, South america, Javier Jorquera Copier
Brazil gives Total Eren's 22 MW solar project top priority status
The Brazilian Ministry of Mines as well as Energy has provided top priority status to a 22-MW solar power project possessed by Paris-based independent power manufacturer (IPP) Total Eren SA.
Nov 2, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, South america, Brazil, Solar Project
Chile's Colbun, Codelco accept replace coal with renewables in PPA
Chilean utility Colbun SA has renegotiated the terms of a decade-plus old power purchase agreement (PPA) with state-owned copper miner Codelco to gradually replace the contracted supply of coal-based electricity with 100% renewables.
Nov 1, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, PPA, Chile, South america, Colbun, Codelco
Brazil's Unimar University inaugurates 3.25-MWp solar power farm
The University of Marilia in southerly Brazil, referred to as Unimar, announced on Monday it has actually inaugurated a 3.25-MWp solar energy plant at its campus.
Nov 1, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, South america, Brazil, Unimar University, solar power farm
Grenergy scores PPAs for 288 MWp of solar projects in Chile
Spanish renewables developer Grenergy Renovables SL (BME: GRE) claimed on Thursday it had authorized 2 power purchase contracts (PPAs) to provide around 240 GWh of solar power annually to a utility in Chile.
Oct 27, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Chile, South america, solar projects, Grenergy
Sonnedix gets IPP with 290-MW wind and solar portfolio in Chile
Global independent power manufacturer (IPP) Sonnedix Power Holdings Ltd said on Wednesday that it has actually settled the acquisition of Chile-based peer Arco, a platform with 290 MW wind and solar projects in the country.
Oct 19, 2022 // Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Sonnedix, Axel Thiemann, Chile, South america
Japan's govt to back 18 MW of solar projects in Chile
Japanese renewable power developer Eurus Energy Holdings Corp introduced on Thursday that 18 MW of its Chilean solar projects were chosen to receive financial backing by the Japanese Ministry of the Environment.
Sep 30, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Japan, Chile, South america, Asia, solar projects
Chile's renewables increase output by 23.7% y/y in Aug
Chile produced 31.8% of its power in August from renewable resources, Chilean energy commission CNE stated in the latest report on the industry.
Sep 26, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Chile, South america
Amazon adds new projects to clean energy portfolio
When functional, Amazon's projects will certainly generate 50,000 GWh of renewable resource
Sep 22, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, clean energy, Poland, India, Solar Panels, Amazon, South america, Europe, Brazil, Asia, solar farm
Spain's Solarpack indicators concession for 200-MW solar project in Ecuador
Spanish solar power developer Solarpack has actually signed a concession agreement with Ecuador's power and mining ministry for the 200-MW El Aromo solar farm it is due to construct and also operate in the South American country.
Sep 19, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, Ecuador, South america, Europe, Solarpack, Solar Project
Spain's Soltec Power Connects 112.5 MW Solar Project in Brazil
The solar power project has created an investment of around EUR 80 million. The renewable resource player has developed the Pedranopolis plant using about 210,000 solar power panels and 3,750 Soltec SFOne trackers.
Sep 13, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, South america, Brazil, Soltec, Powertis, Pablo Otín, Raúl Morales, Pedranopolis solar power farm