Articles written by Jorge Zarco

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Distributed generation powers Mexican PV Distributed solar generation continues to be the sole growth factor for renewable energy in the Mexican market. Despite some large project announcements in recent weeks, other segments have slowed down under new regulatory conditions, with the administration of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador continuing to favor fossil fuels.
Jorge Zarco
Sep 07, 2021
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Applications & Installations
Mexico announces Latin America’s largest PV project The Mexican authorities are overseeing the development of a $2 billion PV project as part of a modernization plan involving the country’s state-owned utility, CFE.
Jorge Zarco
Jul 19, 2021
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Markets & Policy
Green hydrogen projects proliferate in Chile, Mexico, Uruguay Last week, several green hydrogen projects were announced in Latin America. AES Gener wants to set up a hydrogen production facility in Chile that would require around 850 MW of renewable energy capacity. The Uruguayan government is planning a tender for a pilot hydrogen project for sustainable mobility and the Mexican authorities are reviewing a large scale PV project planned to power a 75 MW hydrogen plant.
Jorge Zarco, Pilar Sánchez Molina
Mar 09, 2021
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Technology & Products
Production begins at 500 MW Mexican solar panel fab Mexican solar module manufacturer Solarever has switched on the production lines of its manufacturing facility in Tecomán, in the state of Colima.
Jorge Zarco
Nov 25, 2020
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Markets & Policy
The weekend read: Mexico headed for a solar slowdown It has already been a complicated year in terms of private investments in Mexico’s energy sector. And for solar, a lack of policy certainty and a government supportive of the fossil fuels industry are serving to further muddy the waters for projects already in development, while putting the brakes on any new plans.
Jorge Zarco
Oct 10, 2020
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Mexico headed for a solar slowdown It has already been a complicated year in terms of private investments in Mexico’s energy sector. And for solar, a lack of policy certainty and a government supportive of the fossil fuels industry are serving to further muddy the waters for projects already in development, while putting the brakes on any new plans.
Jorge Zarco
Sep 08, 2020
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Applications & Installations
Mexican regulator opposes solar energy communities and storage With the government having already introduced measures which will reduce the volume of renewables in the national energy mix, further new provisions will restrict the deployment of energy storage and the ability of solar energy generators to sell excess power to nearby consumers.
Jorge Zarco
Aug 17, 2020
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Mexican utility confirms first invesment in solar The Comisión Federal de Electricidad will invest around $342 million into two PV plants with a total generation capacity of 350 MW at its geothermal facility in Baja California. President Obrador, meanwhile, has described the previous regime’s Energy Reform program as a ‘pillage policy.’
Jorge Zarco
Aug 05, 2020
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Applications & Installations
Is Mexican utility CFE entering the solar business? Mexico’s Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) is seeking approval to develop 350 MW of solar in the state of Baja California. The arrays will be built on the same site as the 820 MW Cerro Prieto geothermal project. However, it remains unclear whether the PV installations mark the company’s formal entry into the solar business.
Jorge Zarco
Aug 03, 2020
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