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Enerside will start construction of a 322.06MW solar park in northeastern Brazil early next year, government officials said over the weekend. The

Brazilian renewables developer Sunlution and French floating solar firm Ciel & Terre have completed construction of a 1.01MW PV project that floats on a hydroelectric reservoir in the north-eastern state of Bahia in Brazil. The floating PV (FPV) project, inaugurated by Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in August, is installed at the Sobradinho hydroelectric plant on the São Francisco river. It generates power for CHESF (São Francisco Hydroelectric Company), a subsidiary of Brazil’s state-owned utility Electrobas. The PV plant is capable of producing 1.7MWh of energy annually, a figure expected to grow to 4.2MWh when the plant expands by 1.5MWp in January 2020. It uses Ciel & Terre’s patented floating solar technology, Hydrelio, and comprises 3,792 panels. The plant’s anchor system is elastic and capable of supporting water level variation of 13 metres. CHESF, which operates 12 hydroelectric plants in total, could roll out up to 52GWp of floating PV using 10% of its reservoirs' surface area, according to Ciel & Terre. Brazil’s substantial hydroelectric infrastructure offers huge potential for FPV. The country boasts two thirds of South America's total installed hydroelectric capacity, at 100,273 MW in 2017, according to International Hydropower Association figures. Hydroelectricity makes up 64 per cent of total Brazilian energy capacity and meets more than three-quarters of electricity demand. Moreover, Brazilian PV is booming and poised for further growth with president Jair Bolsonaro’s pro-solar administration at its helm. Brazil’s A-6 auction, the first of its kind to admit bids from PV projects, will be held later this week and jettison the country's PV capacity to new heights. According to Brazilian regulator EPE, solar projects account for 29.7GW of overall bids submitted, which broke the 100GW mark. The 'new-generation' tender offers winners 20-year supply deals from the government, contracting them until December 2044. Major utility-scale schemes, including Enel's 608MW São Gonçalo solar complex, are also progressing through various development stages.

its activities outside the EU. "Today's news highlights EIB priorities in Brazil and also Latin America, sustaining a lasting as well as comprehensive economic

firm plans 766MWp project in Brazil 2 December: Brazilian mining firm Vale has exposed plans to build a 766MWp solar PV project that is expected to

actually revealed the finalizing of a large-scale solar energy agreement in Brazil. The tidy energy supply will be via the Jacaranda photovoltaic or pv solar

Enel Group is investing around 5.6 billion Brazilian reais, comparable to around 1.1 billion US bucks at the present exchange rate, in the building of the new

70% risk in its 738 MWp solar energy projects-- Marangatu and Panati-Sitia in Brazil. SPIC Brasil is a leading power generation firm in Brazil. SPIC Brasil

global operations and maintenance (O&M) portfolio with a new contract in Brazil. The company's O&M fleet for third-party clients now stands at 6.4 GW,

solar (PV) project is under advancement in the Alagoas state of northeastern Brazil. It is planned to become functional in the coming years, Sowitec stated

has secured a BRL-1.5-billion financing to fund a 787-MWp solar project in Brazil. The financing, coordinated by Itau BBA, includes incentivised debentures and

SA has announced a deal to supply its trackers for 182 MW of solar parks in Brazil. The order covers four solar plants in the state of Minas Gerais and will

has flipped the switch on the 140-MW Serra da Babilônia Solar project in Brazil, adding an expected 236 GWh of clean electricity annually—enough to

to build a 140-MWp solar park next to its existing 223-MW wind complex in Brazil's Bahia state. The project, named the SdB Solar Complex, will be developed by

an ongoing higher development trajectory in markets like the United States, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, and also Mexico, "Sungrow has extended collaborations" with

and power producer GreenYellow. The PV parks are located across 4 states in Brazil as well as sell their output to "high-quality counterparties." The bargain