AES Corporation acquires 91 MW PV project in Brazil
The group’s local unit AES Tietê, which specializes in hydropower production, has bought a project selected by the Brazilian government in the second 2015 auction. The compnany is now seeking to transfer the project from Pernambuco to São Paulo.
Enel gets environmental approval for 290 MW solar park in Brazilian state of Piauí
The Nova Olinda project will be located near Ribera do Piauí, in the microregion of Alto Médio Canindé.
Italy’s Convert wins 220 MW, $35m tracker deal in Brazil
The Italian solar tracker specialist will deliver and install its TRJ tracking solution to two Brazilian solar PV plants in Sao Pedro and Juazeiro.
Mexico’s PV capacity reached 389 MW at the end of 2016
The newly installed PV power for 2016 was approximately 219 MW, according to new data released by the government.
Gransolar finalizes 35.4 MW solar project in northern Mexico
The Spanish developer has built the project for Balam Fund, which acquired it in April 2016.
Chilean environmental authorities receive proposal for 1 GW CSP-PV project
The huge plant would consist of a 707 MW PV section and a 300 MW unit and would be located in the northern region of Tarapacá.
Atlas plugs in 110 MW solar park in central Chile
Power produced by the Quilapilún PV station will be sold to the regulated market under a PPA awarded to the project in an auction held by local power distributors in 2014.
Cap Vert Energie completes three DG PV plants totaling 10.5 MW in Chile
The three facilities are located near Santiago and are expected to sell power to local customers. All the projects were developed under Chile’s PMGD Program for distributed generation.
London investor enters Mexican solar market with $34.5 million deal
InfraRed Capital Partners has committed to invest $17.25 million each into two, 36 MW solar parks located in Northern Mexico.
Argentina’s future legislation for distributed generation takes shape
The Parliament’s Committee for Energy and Fuels has reached an agreement for a unified text of the net metering scheme that is expected to finally support residential and commercial PV and other distributed generation renewable sources across the country.
