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Mexico deploys 1 GW of distributed solar in 2024
Mexico’s Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE) said the country installed 1.09 GW of distributed solar in 2024, bringing total capacity to 4.42 GW by year-end.
More than 3.4 GWh of Chilean batteries enter environmental assessment
Six applications for standalone and solar-linked battery energy storage systems (BESS) were submitted for environmental permits from Jan. 23 to Jan. 30.
Uruguay launches tender for 75 MW solar park
Uruguay’s National Administration of Electric Power Plants and Transmissions (UTE) has kicked off a tender for a 75 MW solar project in Cerro Largo, with operations set to begin between March and June 2028. The bidding process will close in January 2026.
Mexican president aims for 27 GW of new capacity with large renewables share over next five years
President Claudia Sheinbaum announced figures that exceed those proposed in the National Strategy for the Electric Sector presented last year.
Bolivia’s YLB signs lithium deals with Russian, Chinese companies
The agreements provide for the installation of carbonate industrial plants in the department of Potosí, which will receive royalties and investments of around $2 billion.
Argentina achieves renewables record in November with installed solar at nearly 2 GW
Renewable energy sources accounted for a total generation of 2,249 GW/h, of which 68% came from wind and almost 20% from photovoltaics, according to a report from the Argentine Wholesale Electricity Market Clearing Company. In addition, PV capacity is expected to surpass 2 GW in the coming months.
Led by PV, renewables in Chile account for 50% of installed capacity
The latest report from the National Electric Coordinator allocates renewable energy sources 37.78% of electricity generation for the month of November.
Chile has 15 GW of energy storage under environmental permitting
The Chilean Association of Renewable Energy and Storage (Acera) says 3 GW of energy storage projects have gotten off the ground and another 15 GW are at the environmental permitting stage.
Dominican Republic launches tender for 40 MW PV plant
Empresa de Generación Eléctrica Punta Catalina (EGEPC), the Dominican Republic’s power utility, has launched a tender for a 40 MW solar plant aimed at self-consumption.
BYD delivers 600 MWh of batteries for solar-plus-storage project in Chile
Grenergy has announced the arrival of 600 MWh of BYD batteries at the Chilean port of Iquique, marking a key milestone in the first phase of the Oasis de Atacama solar-plus-storage project.
