Colombia launches second renewables auction
Projects not exceeding 5 MW in size will be entitled to participate in the procurement exercise. Selected developers will be granted a 15-year PPA and will have to start commercial operation on January 1, 2023.
Universal electricity access by 2030 remains a distant dream
Energy efficiency, electrification of heating and transport, and the provision of clean cooking facilities are all going in the wrong direction as the Covid crisis deprived millions in sub-Saharan Africa of electricity use, according to a report by the IEA, IRENA, WHO, World Bank and UN Statistics Division.
Latin America’s first liquid air storage project
The 50 MW Highview Enlasa project will be located in Diego de Almagro, in Chile’s Atacama Region.
Venezuela sees first grid-connected PV system come online
The system will power the broadband transport networks. The solar panels are “made with 100% Venezuelan engineering.”
Brazil passes 9 GW of PV capacity
Brazil has installed 1 GW of new PV capacity in the past month alone. The distributed-generation solar segment and bilateral PPAs for large-scale PV plants are driving the market.
Brazil’s first hybrid wind-solar project
Votorantim Energia and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board have decided to invest US$35 million in the 68.9 MWac project.
IEA highlights solar’s dependence on Chinese copper processing
The sheer volume of new power lines which will be required to accommodate the rising tide of solar installations ensures copper has been included by the International Energy Agency on its list of minerals which must keep flowing if the energy transition is to stay on course. And it’s not production that’s the potential bottleneck.
Ganfeng Lithium plans battery factory in Argentina
China’s Ganfeng Lithium has signed a deal with Argentina’s Ministry of Productive Development and the province of Jujuy to build a lithium-ion battery factory.
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Another 2 GW of solar under review in Chile
The Chilean environmental authorities are currently scrutinizing the projects Solar La Pampina (160 MW), Gabriela (220 MW), Ghungnam Kcs (709 MW of PV and 300 MW of CSP), Pelequén (175 MWp), and Planta Solar Sol del Loa (640 MW).
