Construction to begin on first ever solar power plant in Colombia
Electricity company Celsia will begin work on a 9.9 MW project in March, and grid connection is expected later in 2017.
Acciona & Tuto sign PPA to expand Mexico PV plant to 339 MW
The Puerto Libertad solar power plant in Sonora has a private PPA for 112 MW and an allocation of 227 MW in the framework of the second clean energy auction. Commissioning is expected in the first half of 2019.
Brazil surpasses 60 MW of solar under net metering
Installations are increasing under net metering. Last year 45 MW was added under the program.
Mexico signs lowest-price solar contracts to date
Contracts have been signed for 1.8 GW of solar in Mexico, including one contract at a price of US$26.99/MWh by Fotowatio. The median price for solar in this auction was around $31.70/MWh.
Mexico to reach 460 MW of distributed solar by the end of 2017
It is estimated that last year more than 100 MW was installed in the segment. With the new distributed generation regulation they believe that new business models will lead to a notable increase in the market his year.
Honduras is the first nation with 10% solar in its electricity mix
Electricity from PV plants represented 10.2% of the nation’s electricity mix in 2016. Honduras also leads Central America as the country with the highest PV capacity with 433 MW-AC installed.
Brazil: Tocantins introduces Pro-Solar program
The regional initiative is expected to boost the solar PV and thermal solar installations in the state.
Chile signs new electrical supply tender
1,620 GWh of capacity is set to be auctioned in the daytime block. The timetable has been set for the presentation of bids for the first stage to take place on 11 October.
Construction has begun on a 17.8 MW solar plant in El Salvador
The Trinidad and Márquez project powered by Real Infrastructure will be completed within eight months.
Soltec begins installing trackers at 292 MW PV plant in Brazil
The company has commenced installation of its SF Utility tracking system at the project, with which it will reach 450 MW of installed capacity in Brazil.
