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Applications & Installations
No more auctions for solar and renewables in Mexico CFE boss Manuel Bartlett has again stated the national utility will not buy electricity from private companies as it can generate power itself. It is unclear whether CFE intends to develop solar assets.
Emiliano Bellini, Jorge Zarco
Mar 12, 2019
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Applications & Installations
Mexico cancels fourth energy auction After being “temporarily suspended” in early December, Mexico’s fourth long-term energy auction has been cancelled. The government said the action was taken in compliance with its legal framework and took into account technical, economic and energy planning considerations.
Emiliano Bellini, Jorge Zarco
Feb 01, 2019
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Applications & Installations
Mexico’s installed PV capacity tops 3 GW The figure is represented by 39 utility-scale solar plants across 11 states and approximately 85,000 contracts for distributed-generation PV systems.
Emiliano Bellini, Jorge Zarco
Jan 16, 2019
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Applications & Installations
Acciona completes construction of 405 MW project in Mexico The Puerto Libertad solar plant is located near the town of the same name, in the northwestern state of Sonora.
Jorge Zarco
Jan 11, 2019
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Markets & Policy
Mexico suspends upcoming auction for renewables The Mexican National Center for Energy Control (CENACE) has announced that the fourth long-term auction has been temporarily suspended, due to changes in the management of CENACE and in the Federal Electricity Commission.
Emiliano Bellini, Jorge Zarco
Dec 05, 2018
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Mexico postpones RE auction by a month The country’s fourth long-term power auction, originally scheduled for November, will now be held on December 18. The preliminary call for the auction was made in March.
Emiliano Bellini, Jorge Zarco
Nov 12, 2018
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Enel switches on 238 MW solar park in Mexico The Don José solar plant is located in the state of Guacanajuato. Italian utility Enel was awarded the contract for the facility in Mexico’s first power auction
Jorge Zarco
May 28, 2018