South america

8MW battery system will be co-located with Colbun's 230MW Diego de Almagro solar farm

Austria-based solar designer CCE Group GmbH has actually inaugurated the 87-MWp La Huella solar farm in Chile, its very first such project in the South American nation.

Mainstream Renewable Power has actually safeguarded EUR90 million (US$ 101.6 million) in equity funding to sustain the build-out of a multi-gigawatt pipe throughout Latin America, Africa and also the Asia Pacific area.

The partnership is expected to enable Chile to store as well as deliver up to 1,563 MWh daily of energy to the system. This indicates preventing greater than 200,000 tons of CO2 discharges each year, the equivalent of getting rid of more than 80,000 personal vehicles from the streets of Chile.

Norwegian clean power producer Scatec ASA (OSL: SCATC) will set up a 532-MW solar photovoltaic (PV) plant in Rio Grande do Norte state, the local government announced on Saturday.

Chilean officials recently inaugurated the 3-MW Tamarugo solar photovoltaic (PV) plant in Tamagural district, northern Chilean region of Tarapaca.

Solar farms in Brazil's Northeast have actually broken the neighborhood record 2 successive times in the very same day, the National Electric System Driver (ONS) stated on Thursday.

Chile produced 2,077 GWh of its electricity with non-conventional renewable resource resources in September, or 40.9% more than in the exact same month in 2020, according to the most up to date figures launched by Chilean power compensation CNE.

Spanish solar power business Solarpack Corporacion Tecnologica SA (BME: SPK) officially announced that it has safeguarded power acquisition arrangements (PPAs) for two solar projects totalling 252 MWp in Colombia's renewables auction today.

Colombia has actually awarded contracts to 11 solar PV projects with a combined capability of 796.3 MW in its 3rd renewable energy auction.

Swiss fund manager SUSI Partners is obtaining a portfolio of greater than 200MW of distributed solar PV and wind possessions in Chile, marking its first investment in Latin America.

Latin American power company AES Andes SA on Friday inaugurated as well as appointed its 61-MWp San Fernando solar farm in Colombia.

Portuguese renewable energy company EDP Renovaveis SA (ELI: EDPR) has actually secured a power purchase contract (PPA) connected to the result of the 209-MW Monte Verde solar PV project it plans to build in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Norte.

Brazilian investment manager Patria Investimentos, with its renewable energy system Essentia Energia, has actually put the 475-MWp Sol do Sertao photovoltaic (PV) complex right into operation in Brazil's Bahia state.

Portuguese power team Galp Energia SGPS SA (ELI: GALP) has actually accepted acquire and also develop a 594-MWp solar portfolio in Brazil, marking its entry in the country's renewables market.