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Renewables Latin America
JICA, IFC invest in Peru sustainable infra, energy
The International Finance Corporation and the Japan International Cooperation Agency have provided BBVA Peru with the final tranche of a debt package to fund sustainable construction and energy across the country
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Oil & Gas Latin America
Ecuador obtains oil financing
The government of Ecuador has obtained a financing package from China’s Andes Petroleum for the continued operation the Tarapoa-62 oil bloc
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Oil & Gas Latin America
New Fortress closes Ceiba PPA , Brazil
Denham Capital-backed power firm Ceiba Energy has sold to New Fortress Energy a 1.6GW capacity reserve contract linked to Ceiba’s under-construction LNG-to-power plant in north-eastern Brazil
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Renewables Latin America
Viento Verde expands Chile wind project
Chilean developer Viento Verde is planning to expand an existing wind project that was approved in 2015
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Renewables Latin America
Petrobras signs low carbon solutions MoU in Brazil
State-owned oil and gas giant Petrobras has signed a memorandum of understanding with Mitsui & Co to explore low-carbon solutions in Brazil
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Oil & Gas Latin America
FID imminent for Mexico LNG project
Mexico Pacific will reach an FID on its Saguaro Energía II – an expansion of the Sonora LNG project – “relatively imminently”, according to Sarah Bairstow, the company’s president and COO
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Transport Latin America
Bidders qualify for Peru rail PPP
Peruvian investment promotion agency ProInversión has revealed that 3 teams have been prequalified for the $340 million Huancayo-Huancavelica Railway PPP
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Transport Latin America
EXCLUSIVE Colombia’s Troncales de Magdalena nears FC
Autopista Magdalena Medio – a 50/50 JV of KMA Construcciones and Grupo Ortiz – will in March sign the financing for the Troncales de Magdalena road PPPs
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Social & Defence Latin America
Brazil waste PPP advances
A consortium of municipalities in Mogiana – located in the northeastern part of São Paulo state – are advancing an urban waste management PPP, opening the project up for public consultation
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Renewables Latin America
IDB Invest issues sustainable bond duo
IDB Invest has issued 2 sustainable bonds in local currency to support renewable energy and infrastructure projects in Latin America
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Renewables Latin America
Chilean sponsor preps standalone BESS project
Santiago-based renewable developer Biwo Renovables is planning a standalone battery energy storage system project in Chile
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Renewables Latin America
Genneia inks PPA with Shell in Argentina
Renewable developer Genneia has inked a power purchase agreement with Shell in Argentina
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Mining Latin America
Bolivia qualifies firms for lithium projects
Bolivia’s state-owned lithium firm YLB has qualified 26 international firms for Phase 2 of the country’s lithium project development programme
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Transport Latin America
Paraguay road PPP advances
Paraguay’s Ministry for Public Works and Communications will start the next phase in the procurement of the Cuatro Mojones - Quiindy stretch of the PY 01 highway PPP
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Renewables Latin America
DFC to open LatAm office in Brazil
The US International Development Finance Corporation is opening a Latin America office in São Paulo, Brazil
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Power Latin America
Antofagasta signs mine expansion financing, Chile
Chilean miner Antofagasta has signed a definitive agreement with a consortium of international lenders to finance parts of the expansion of its Centinela copper mine
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Renewables Latin America
Brazil’s Serena Energia preps share offering
Renewable developer Serena Energia is planning a secondary share offering in Brazil
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Renewables Latin America
Engie secures green light for Pemuco wind
French energy company Engie has received the approval to move ahead and start construction on its Pemuco wind project in Chile
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Renewables Latin America
Baker Botts hires energy, infra partner in NY
Baker Botts has hired a partner to join its energy, projects, and transactions practice in the firm’s global projects department