Soltec to supply trackers for 38 MW thin-film project in Brazil
Spanish tracker manufacturer Soltec has announced that it will supply its single-axis tracker equipment to a 38 MW PV project to be constructed in the state of Bahia in Northern Brazil.
Confidence is rising in the Brazilian PV market
The fifth Intersolar SA in Sao Paulo has shown that Brazil is becoming a mature solar market, despite its numerous challenges.
Canadian Solar to build 80.6 MW power plant in Brazil
Canadian Solar today announced the acquisition of an 80.6 MW PV project to be located in Minas Gerais, Brazil. The project received a 20-year PPA in Brazil’s second reserve auction, and will sell power to the Electrical Energy Commercialization Chamber.
Ingeteam installs 150 MW of central inverters in Brazil
The Spanish solar inverter specialist has supplied its 1,500 volt inverter stations to five 30 MW solar farms located in the north of the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo.
Brazilian government cancels PPAs for 249.7 MW of solar
The contracts were scrapped through an auction launched in April to cancel projects selected in reserve energy auctions held between 2014 and 2015.
BYD scores 180 MW order in Brazil
BYD has agreed to supply 180 MW of PV modules to Spanish developer Cobra for use in the Guaimbe project in the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo.
Brazil to include rooftop solar in low-income housing program “Minha Casa, Minha Vida”
The Brazilian government said it is planning to issue a decree to include the installation of rooftop PV arrays in all new buildings erected under the program by the end of 2017.
EDF to acquire 80% stake in Brazilian solar farm
Canadian solar has announced the sale of an 80% in a 92.5 MW project located in Brazil. The stake is to be acquired by EDF Energies Nouvelles, representing the third deal in a row between the two energy giants.
Brazilian state of São Paolo facilitates environmental licensing for solar
The new rules will apply to large-scale projects as well as to residential and commercial PV.
Brazil to hold energy auction including solar in December
Solar, however, was excluded from a second energy auction planned for December, which will select wind, biomass, hydro, coal and natural gas-fired combined cycle plants. The Brazilian association ABSOLAR has urged the government to include PV in this auction too.
