Latest Latin America News
Chile awards projects in transmission tender
Chile’s National Electric Coordinator has awarded transmission projects in a tender launched earlier this year
Ex-Natixis MD lands at SocGen
A former managing director at Natixis has landed at Societe Generale after leaving his position in July
Cox Energy to enter Colombian energy trading market
Spanish solar developer Cox Energy has had the greenlight to trade within Colombia’s wholesale energy market
Solarpack closes concession agreement in Ecuador
Solarpack has finalized a concession agreement for the El Aromo solar project in Ecuador, officially moving forward with the project’s development
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Sacyr closes Chile hospital PPP
Social & Defence Latin AmericaSacyr Concesiones has closed a $144 million financing for the Buin – Paine Hospital P3 in the Chilean province of Maipo
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Amazon inks its first South American PPA
Renewables Latin AmericaOnline retail giant Amazon is expanding its renewable energy portfolio with its first renewable power purchase agreement in South America
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ANEEL ratifies winners in A-4 power auction
Renewables Latin AmericaBrazil’s National Electric Energy Agency has approved the results of the A-4 New Energy auction
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GreenYellow secures financing for solar portfolio
Renewables Latin AmericaFrench renewable developer GreenYellow has secured financing for 11 small-scale solar projects the company is developing in Brazil
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TotalEnergies greenlights Argentine gas project
Oil & Gas Latin AmericaTotalEnergies has approved a final investment decision on the Fenix Offshore Gas Project in southern Argentina
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Engie sells last coal-fired facility in Brazil
Power Latin AmericaEngie Brasil Energia has signed a share purchase and sale agreement that will see the company let go of its last coal-fired power plant in Brazil
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Chilean sponsor plans 95MW wind park
Renewables Latin AmericaA Chilean sponsor is planning a 95.2MW wind project in the region of Ñuble
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Vibra buys stake in Brazilian biogas platform
Renewables Latin AmericaBrazilian fuels distributor Vibra Energia has purchased a 50% stake in ZEG Biogás e Energia, a biogas and biofuel producer headquartered in São Paulo
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PCR expands its San Luis Norte wind farm
Renewables Latin AmericaArgentina’s Petroquímica Comodoro Rivadavia is expanding a wind project the company is developing with steel manufacturer ArcelorMittal Acindar
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Argentine electric utility to issue second local bond
Power Latin AmericaArgentine electric utility Edenor is preparing its second bond issuance in the local market this year scheduled for 22 September
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Greenlight for Santos port privatisation
Transport Latin AmericaBrazilian water transport agency ANTAQ has approved privatisation of Latin America’s largest container port
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EDF Renewables inks offshore wind MoU
Renewables Latin AmericaEDF Renewables has inked a memorandum of understanding with Prumo Logística, a transportation and energy conglomerate in Brazil
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Chilean PMGD developer begins permitting
Renewables Latin AmericaChilean PMGD developer Blue Light Energy has started the permitting process of a small-scale solar project that the company is planning in the metropolitan region of Santiago
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Solarpack lands concession for Peruvian solar
Renewables Latin AmericaSpanish solar developer Solarpack has landed a definitive concession for the development of a solar farm in Peru
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Ultragaz acquires DG solar service platform
Renewables Latin AmericaThe oil and gas subsidiary of conglomerate Grupo Ultra has agreed to acquire a distributed generation solar service platform in Brazil