Argentina deployed 80 MW of new solar in Q1
Argentina reached 1,184 MW of cumulative installed PV capacity at the end of March.
Oil company commissions 100 MW solar plant in Argentina
YPF Luz has switched on a 100 MW solar facility in the province of San Juan, Argentina. It says the array is the first phase of a bigger 300 MW solar project.
Engie switches on 181.25 MW solar plant in Chile
Engie Chile’s largest solar park, in Chile’s Antofagasta region, will have a 638 MWh storage system, currently under construction.
Ecuador allocates 120 MW of PV in renewables auction
The government of Ecuador has allocated 500 MW of renewable energy capacity in its latest procurement exercise. The selected developers secured 25-year power purchase agreements (PPAs).
Colombia allocates 5.77 GW of solar in renewables auction
The Colombian authorities assigned 7.49 GW of renewable energy projects in the nation’s latest procurement exercise.
Ecuador pre-selects 345.3 MW of solar in renewables auction
The lowest bid for PV in Ecuador’s latest procurement exercise was $0.0498/kWh. The pre-selected developers may secure 25-year power purchase agreements.
Engie completes 87.9 MW solar plant in Chile
Global Energy Services started building Engie’s 87.9 MW Capricornio solar project in northern Chile in 2019. The facility is located in a region that is known as the sunniest part of the world.
Water cleaning robot powered by solar aims to clean Latin America waterways
Researchers at the National University of La Plata (UNLP) in Argentina unveiled an autonomous robot powered by photovoltaic energy that collects waste and hydrocarbons from water surfaces.
Engie plans Latin America’s largest storage project
Engie Energía Chile has announced plans to build a 638 MWh energy storage system at the Coya solar plant in Chile’s northern Antofagasta region.
Brazil’s first large-scale battery goes online
Grid operator ISA CTEEP has started commercially operating a large-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) at the Registro substation in the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo. The 30 MW/60 MWh BESS is expected to provide backup power to the grid during hours of peak demand in summer.
