More than 7,000 solar installations on net metering in Brazil
The combined capacity of all of the solar installations on net metering in Brazil stands at 57.6 MW.
Argentine province confirms financing for solar projects
PV projects in Mendoza awarded under the RenovAr program with 85% local content will be able to obtain financing through the FONDEAR Fund.
Elecnor to build a 115 MW solar project in Chile
The Spanish company was awarded a US$117 million contract to build the project near Santiago.
El Salvador awards 120 MW of solar PV at prices from US$50/MWh
Four PV projects were awarded in the second auction for renewable energy projects in the Central American nation.
Argentina decrees 2017 “the year of renewable energies”
Argentine public administration documentation will incorporate this policy and events for the diffusion of renewable energy deployment will be developed.
Brazil: Pernambuco to launch solar tender
The tender is for the supply of electricity between January and May 2017, to cover the needs of a public agency.
Mexico targets addition of 5.4 GW of PV in next 3 years
PV capacity in the country could be increased 20-fold from the 270 MW currently installed by the end of 2019.
Spain to host a renewable energy auction of up to 3 GW in Q1 2017
The winning projects must be operational by 31 December 2019.
Spain to auction 3 GW of renewables in the first half of 2017
The government of Spain has announced details of the next auction for renewable energy projects which it will launch in coming weeks and which will be open to multiple renewable energy technologies.
Canadian Solar manufacturing facility inaugurated in Sao Paulo
With an approximate production capacity of 400 MW, it is the largest PV module fab in Brazil.
