Latest Latin America News
GreenYellow delivers 3 Brazilian solar plants
French renewables firm GreenYellow has delivered 3 solar plants with a combined capacity of 14.2 MWp to Brazilian telecoms company Claro
Brazil’s Órigo Energia lands $49m equity boost
Brazilian distributed generation company Órigo Energia has landed a R$250 million ($49 million) equity injection
PRIO officially acquires Petrobras oil field
Brazilian oil and gas company PRIO, formerly PetroRio, has acquired Petrobras’ entire stake in a deepwater field off the coast of Brazil
Brazilian solar plant becomes operational
Enel Green Power – a subsidiary of Italian electricity giant Enel – has put the 256MW São Gonçalo III solar farm into operation in northeastern Brazil
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Lima airport expansion approaches lift off
Transport Latin AmericaPeru’s Ministry of Transportation and Communications has announced that Lima’s Jorge Chávez International Airport’s new control tower and landing strip will become operational on 1 April 2023
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Chile IDs 23 transmission expansion initiatives
Power Latin AmericaThe National Electric Coordinator has released its plans for a $279 million expansion of the transmission system in Chile
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Statkraft acquires first solar, wind projects in Peru
Renewables Latin AmericaNorwegian energy company Statkraft has acquired the company’s first solar and wind projects in Peru
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IJGlobal Awards 2022 – Latin America Shortlist
Oil & Gas Latin AmericaIt is with delight that we publish the shortlist for the Company section of the IJGlobal Awards 2022 for Latin America, identifying the organisations that the independent panel of judges shortlisted… with the big reveal on the night
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Brazil’s Goiás state to expand rail network
Transport Latin AmericaThe state government of Goiás has announced its intent to attract private investment by expanding the state's freight rail network
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Prequalification announced for Paraguayan highway PPP
Transport Latin AmericaThe Paraguayan ministry of public works and communications will open the prequalification process for a section of the PY01 highway, a key route connecting 2 of the country’s 3 largest cities, in early February
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Equatorial issues $1.3bn in debentures for Celg-D
Power Latin AmericaGrupo Equatorial is issuing debentures for its recently acquired distribution subsidiary Celg-D
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EDF, Refocosta partner on biomass plant in Colombia
Renewables Latin AmericaEDF and environmental services company Refocosta are partnering on the development of a biomass power plant in Colombia
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Sponsor dodges termination of São Paulo metro contract
Transport Latin AmericaThe concessionaire of São Paulo’s Lines 8 and 9 of the Metropolitan Train System PPP, Viamobilidade, has avoided getting its contract terminated after meeting with the Governor of São Paulo state, Tarcísio de Freitas
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EXCLUSIVE Local consortium favoured to win Colombian airport PPP
Transport Latin AmericaThe current concessionaire is in pole position to retain the contract for the Rafael Núñez International Airport PPP, a source close to the project tells IJGlobal
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Guatemala receives IDB support for road modernisation
Transport Latin AmericaThe Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a $175 million loan to modernise and widen some 35km of road in Guatemala
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Enel Chile turns on first DG solar project in Santiago
Renewables Latin AmericaEnel Green Power has turned on the company’s first renewable distributed generation project located in the metropolitan region of Santiago
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Celepsa acquires first gas-fired power plant in Peru
Power Latin AmericaCelepsa has acquired the company's first gas-fired power plant in Peru
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Timelines for Peruvian health PPPs
Social & Defence Latin AmericaPeruvian investment promotion agency ProInversión has provided updated timelines for the country’s health sector PPPs
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Starkraft abandons Chilean hydro project
Power Latin AmericaNorwegian energy company Statkraft will abandon the building of a dam-toe hydroelectric plant in Chile out of respect for local indigenous communities, which consider the project site sacred ground